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Volume: 5 | Issue: 5 | Published: May 02, 2021 | Pages: 142 - 145 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1608456744

A case series of acute intestinal obstruction due to jejunal adenocarcinoma

Authors: Ahmed Siddique Ammar , Fatima Tu Zahara , Rizwan Khalid , Syed Asghar Naqi

Article Info

Authors

Ahmed Siddique Ammar

Senior Registrar, General Surgery East Surgery Ward Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

ORCID

Fatima Tu Zahara

Senior Registrar, General Surgery East Surgery Ward Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

Rizwan Khalid

Senior Registrar, General Surgery East Surgery Ward Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

Syed Asghar Naqi

Professor and Head of Surgical Department, Surgical Unit-I (EAST Surgical Ward) Mayo Hospital Lahore, Pakistan.

Publication History

Received: December 20, 2020

Revised: March 23, 2021

Accepted: March 25, 2021

Published: May 02, 2021

Abstract

Background: Though tuberculosis strictures are the most common cause of acute intestinal obstruction, in rare patients, malignant strictures are found in the jejunum causing acute intestinal obstruction and biopsy of these strictures came out to be jejunal adenocarcinoma. Case Presentation: In this case series, we presented three cases of jejunal adenocarcinoma who presented in the emergency department with sign and symptoms of acute intestinal obstruction and peritonitis. All were operated and samples were sent for histopathology which shows jejunal adenocarcinoma in all three cases. Patients were sent to oncology department for adjuvant radiotherapy. Fortunately, all patients responded well to radiotherapy and post op follow up was satisfactory. Conclusion: Although a rare entity, the operating surgeon should keep a high suspicion for malignancy in cases of acute intestinal obstruction if strictures are found in jejunum and cancer directed surgery technique should be followed because this timely treatment is the best survival offer for the patient in otherwise aggressive disease.

Keywords: Case series, jejunum, small intestine, adenocarcinoma, obstruction, oncology, green

Pubmed Style

Ahmed Siddique Ammar, Fatima Tu Zahara, Rizwan Khalid, Syed Asghar Naqi. A case series of acute intestinal obstruction due to jejunal adenocarcinoma. EJMCR. 2021; 02 (May 2021): 142-145. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1608456744

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Ahmed Siddique Ammar, Fatima Tu Zahara, Rizwan Khalid, Syed Asghar Naqi. A case series of acute intestinal obstruction due to jejunal adenocarcinoma. https://ejmcr.com/articles/1316 [Access: December 25, 2024]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1608456744

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Ahmed Siddique Ammar, Fatima Tu Zahara, Rizwan Khalid, Syed Asghar Naqi. A case series of acute intestinal obstruction due to jejunal adenocarcinoma. EJMCR. (2021), [cited December 25, 2024]; 02 (May 2021): 142-145. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1608456744

Harvard Style

Ahmed Siddique Ammar, Fatima Tu Zahara, Rizwan Khalid, Syed Asghar Naqi (2021) A case series of acute intestinal obstruction due to jejunal adenocarcinoma. EJMCR, 02 (May 2021): 142-145. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1608456744

Chicago Style

Ahmed Siddique Ammar, Fatima Tu Zahara, Rizwan Khalid, Syed Asghar Naqi. "A case series of acute intestinal obstruction due to jejunal adenocarcinoma." 02 (2021), 142-145. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1608456744

MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Ahmed Siddique Ammar, Fatima Tu Zahara, Rizwan Khalid, Syed Asghar Naqi. "A case series of acute intestinal obstruction due to jejunal adenocarcinoma." 02.May 2021 (2021), 142-145. Print. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1608456744

APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Ahmed Siddique Ammar, Fatima Tu Zahara, Rizwan Khalid, Syed Asghar Naqi (2021) A case series of acute intestinal obstruction due to jejunal adenocarcinoma. , 02 (May 2021), 142-145. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1608456744