Myoepithelial hamartoma causing small-bowel intussusception: a case report and literature review

We report an unusual case of a 5-month-old girl who suffered an ileo-ileal intussusception that was not reduced by hydrostatic reduction. Surgical treatment revealed that the leading point was a tumor 1.5 cm in diameter. Myoepithelial hamartoma was diagnosed histopathologically. The literature indic...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric surgery international 2006-04, Vol.22 (4), p.387-389
Hauptverfasser:	Ikegami, Ryoichi, Watanabe, Yoshio, Tainaka, Takahisa
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Female Hamartoma - complications Hamartoma - diagnosis Hamartoma - surgery Humans Infant Intestinal Obstruction - diagnosis Intestinal Obstruction - etiology Intestinal Obstruction - surgery Intestine, Small - surgery Intussusception - diagnosis Intussusception - etiology Intussusception - surgery Myoepithelioma - complications Myoepithelioma - diagnosis Myoepithelioma - surgery Rare Diseases
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Zusammenfassung:	We report an unusual case of a 5-month-old girl who suffered an ileo-ileal intussusception that was not reduced by hydrostatic reduction. Surgical treatment revealed that the leading point was a tumor 1.5 cm in diameter. Myoepithelial hamartoma was diagnosed histopathologically. The literature indicates that MEH rarely causes small-bowel intussusception in childhood.
ISSN:	0179-0358 1437-9813
DOI:	10.1007/s00383-005-1616-1