Adenocarcinoma of the ileum; a rare cause of intestinal obstruction

Small bowel carcinomas are usually in advanced, terminal stages when they are diagnosed. It's clinical rarity and multiple possible clinical presentations, makes diagnosis and management challenging. In this case report, we discuss about an elderly female who presents with intestinal obstructio...

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Main Authors:	A. B. Prabhashwara, D. C. Rajapakse, P. K. H. Wickramasuriya
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Kandy Society of Medicine 2018-12-01
Series:	Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine
Subjects:	small bowel, ileum, adenocarcinoma, intestinal obstruction
Online Access:	https://sljm.sljol.info/articles/90

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spelling	doaj-e65fe32478ff4eb1b4863ea7a4afdf2d2020-11-25T02:55:44ZengThe Kandy Society of MedicineSri Lanka Journal of Medicine 2579-19902018-12-01272505410.4038/sljm.v27i2.9059Adenocarcinoma of the ileum; a rare cause of intestinal obstructionA. B. Prabhashwara0D. C. Rajapakse1P. K. H. Wickramasuriya2District General Hospital, MataraDistrict General Hospital MataraDistrict General Hospital, MataraSmall bowel carcinomas are usually in advanced, terminal stages when they are diagnosed. It's clinical rarity and multiple possible clinical presentations, makes diagnosis and management challenging. In this case report, we discuss about an elderly female who presents with intestinal obstruction due to a tumor in the ileum, which later proved to be a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma of the small intestine.https://sljm.sljol.info/articles/90small bowel, ileum, adenocarcinoma, intestinal obstruction
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author	A. B. Prabhashwara D. C. Rajapakse P. K. H. Wickramasuriya
spellingShingle	A. B. Prabhashwara D. C. Rajapakse P. K. H. Wickramasuriya Adenocarcinoma of the ileum; a rare cause of intestinal obstruction Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine small bowel, ileum, adenocarcinoma, intestinal obstruction
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title	Adenocarcinoma of the ileum; a rare cause of intestinal obstruction
title_short	Adenocarcinoma of the ileum; a rare cause of intestinal obstruction
title_full	Adenocarcinoma of the ileum; a rare cause of intestinal obstruction
title_fullStr	Adenocarcinoma of the ileum; a rare cause of intestinal obstruction
title_full_unstemmed	Adenocarcinoma of the ileum; a rare cause of intestinal obstruction
title_sort	adenocarcinoma of the ileum; a rare cause of intestinal obstruction
publisher	The Kandy Society of Medicine
series	Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine
issn	2579-1990
publishDate	2018-12-01
description	Small bowel carcinomas are usually in advanced, terminal stages when they are diagnosed. It's clinical rarity and multiple possible clinical presentations, makes diagnosis and management challenging. In this case report, we discuss about an elderly female who presents with intestinal obstruction due to a tumor in the ileum, which later proved to be a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma of the small intestine.
topic	small bowel, ileum, adenocarcinoma, intestinal obstruction
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Adenocarcinoma of the ileum; a rare cause of intestinal obstruction

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