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Jejunal Adenocarcinoma: A Rare Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction

Jejunal adenocarcinoma (JA) is both a rare type of gastrointestinal malignancy and an uncommon cause of small bowel obstruction (SBO). It typically presents with vague symptoms, such as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and, in some cases, weight loss. Due to this vague presentation as well as lack...

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Autores principales: Patel, Jay, Zhang, Hao, Sohail, Chaudhry Saad, Montanarella, Matthew, Butt, Mujtaba
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8839446/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35165635
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.21195
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author Patel, Jay
Zhang, Hao
Sohail, Chaudhry Saad
Montanarella, Matthew
Butt, Mujtaba
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Zhang, Hao
Sohail, Chaudhry Saad
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description Jejunal adenocarcinoma (JA) is both a rare type of gastrointestinal malignancy and an uncommon cause of small bowel obstruction (SBO). It typically presents with vague symptoms, such as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and, in some cases, weight loss. Due to this vague presentation as well as lack of definitive imaging techniques, diagnosis tends to be delayed and patients typically present at later stages. We present a case of a patient who presented with acute onset abdominal pain. Imaging revealed the presence of an SBO with the presence of a suspicious small bowel stricture. He eventually underwent upper endoscopy to find the mass, with subsequent biopsy indicating JA. We hope to bring greater awareness to jejunal carcinoma as a potent cause of SBO in adults.
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spelling pubmed-88394462022-02-13 Jejunal Adenocarcinoma: A Rare Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction Patel, Jay Zhang, Hao Sohail, Chaudhry Saad Montanarella, Matthew Butt, Mujtaba Cureus Gastroenterology Jejunal adenocarcinoma (JA) is both a rare type of gastrointestinal malignancy and an uncommon cause of small bowel obstruction (SBO). It typically presents with vague symptoms, such as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and, in some cases, weight loss. Due to this vague presentation as well as lack of definitive imaging techniques, diagnosis tends to be delayed and patients typically present at later stages. We present a case of a patient who presented with acute onset abdominal pain. Imaging revealed the presence of an SBO with the presence of a suspicious small bowel stricture. He eventually underwent upper endoscopy to find the mass, with subsequent biopsy indicating JA. We hope to bring greater awareness to jejunal carcinoma as a potent cause of SBO in adults. Cureus 2022-01-13 /pmc/articles/PMC8839446/ /pubmed/35165635 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.21195 Text en Copyright © 2022, Patel et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Jejunal Adenocarcinoma: A Rare Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction
title Jejunal Adenocarcinoma: A Rare Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction
title_full Jejunal Adenocarcinoma: A Rare Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction
title_fullStr Jejunal Adenocarcinoma: A Rare Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction
title_full_unstemmed Jejunal Adenocarcinoma: A Rare Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction
title_short Jejunal Adenocarcinoma: A Rare Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction
title_sort jejunal adenocarcinoma: a rare cause of small bowel obstruction
topic Gastroenterology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8839446/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35165635
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.21195
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