Recurrent abdominal complaints caused by a cecal neurofibroma: A case report
| Autor: | Willem Donk, Paul Poyck, Wilco Lesterhuis, Pieter Pj Westenend, Fried Wlem Hesp |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
congenital
hereditary and neonatal diseases and abnormalities medicine.medical_specialty Abdominal pain Neurofibromatosis 1 Constipation Case Report Cecum Ileocecal valve Humans Medicine Neurofibroma Neurofibromatosis Aged business.industry Gastroenterology Ampulla of Vater General Medicine medicine.disease Dysphagia Abdominal Pain nervous system diseases Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Female medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | World Journal of Gastroenterology. 17:3953 |
| ISSN: | 1007-9327 |
| Popis: | Gastrointestinal involvement of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1, Von Recklinghausen's disease) is generally associated with the upper gastrointestinal tract. Abdominal manifestation of NF1 includes several tumors such as malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors, gastrointestinal stromal tumors and ampulla of vater tumors. However, colonic involvement in NF1 patients is rare. We report a case of a patient presenting with dysphagia, weight loss, intermittent abdominal pain and constipation caused by a single cecal neurofibroma obstructing the ileocecal valve. Also gastrointestinal involvement of the lower tract should be considered in patients with NF1 presenting with abdominal complaints. |
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