Gastrointestinal stromal tumor causing small bowel intussusception in a patient with Crohn's disease

We report a case of jejunoileal intussusception in a 42-year-old patient with Crohn's disease caused by a gastrointestinal stromal tumor. The patient complained of vague diffuse abdominal pain for a period of 4 mo. Intussusception was suspected at computer tomogra- phy and magnetic resonance imaging...

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Veröffentlicht in:World journal of gastroenterology : WJG 2009 (41), p.5224-5227
1. Verfasser: George E Theodoropoulos Dimitrios Linardoutsos Dimitrios Tsamis Paraskevas Stamopoulos Dimitrios Giannopoulos Flora Zagouri Nikolaos V Michalopoulos
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Zusammenfassung:We report a case of jejunoileal intussusception in a 42-year-old patient with Crohn's disease caused by a gastrointestinal stromal tumor. The patient complained of vague diffuse abdominal pain for a period of 4 mo. Intussusception was suspected at computer tomogra- phy and magnetic resonance imaging scans. Segmental resection of the small intestine was performed. Patho- logical examination of the surgical specimen revealed a gastrointestinal stromal tumor as well as aphthous ulcerations and areas of inflammation, which were characteristic of Crohn's disease, This is the first report of small bowel intussusception due to a gastrointestinal stromal tumor coexisting with Crohn's disease.
ISSN:1007-9327
2219-2840