Jejunal intussusception caused by a huge Vanek’s tumor: a case report
Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Bed to Bench,
Vol. 6 No. 4 (2013),
22 September 2013
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Page Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench 2013;6(4):210-213
https://doi.org/10.22037/ghfbb.v6i4.442
Abstract
Inflammatory fibroid polyp (known also as Vanek’s tumor) is a type of localized, non-neoplastic inflammatory pseudotumor or inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor that occurs most commonly in the stomach but also in the small and large bowel. It is a documented cause of intussusception in adults. We report a case of a 40-year-old woman who presented with severe, postprandial abdominal pain followed by projectile vomiting over a period of three days. Ultrasonography demonstrated a solid and echogenic mass surrounded by the typical mural layers of an invaginated jejunum. She underwent urgent laparotomy and resection of an 18 cm tumor from the distal jejunum. The immuno-histopathological diagnosis after segmental jejunal resection was a jejunal inflammatory fibroid polyp. Although inflammatory fibroid polyps are seen very rarely in adults, they are among the probable diagnoses that should be considered in obstructive tumors of the small bowel causing intussusceptions.
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