An incidentaloma at ileal intubation

• 作 者: Fergal Donnellan Sarah Moran Stephen E Patchett
• 机 构: Department of Gastroenterology,Beaumont Hospital,Dublin 1,Ireland,
• 出 处: World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• 发表日期: 2011年11期
• 关键词: ileal modality colonoscopy curative chemotherapy routine highlights performing v

The authors report the case of a primary small bowel lymphoma discovered incidentally in a 33-year-old male following ileal intubation at colonoscopy.The patient subsequently underwent curative treatment with chemotherapy.This case not only highlights the importance of routine ileoscopy but also the successful use of chemotherapy in a disease for which the optimal treatment modality has not been well characterized.

The authors report the case of a primary small bowel lymphoma recently found in a 33-year-old male following ileal intubation at colonoscopy. The patient succeeded curative treatment with chemotherapy. This case not only highlights the importance of routine ileoscopy but also the successful use of chemotherapy in a disease for which the optimal treatment modality has not been well characterized.