[A Case of Jejunal Cancer Treated by Laparoscopic Partial Jejunectomy]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2022 Dec;49(13):2019-2021.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

The patient was a 30s male visited our hospital with the complaints of abdominal pain and melena. The internal medicine physician could not detect the cause of the melena by upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy. Although the patient resolved with a fast as conservative management so he left our hospital once, he relapsed nausea and abdominal pain. He visited our department. We performed surgery under a preoperative diagnosis of intestinal obstruction. The histopathological diagnosis was moderate differentiated jejunal adenocarcinoma(Stage ⅡA). At present, 1 year 7 months since surgery, the patient survives although with lymphnode recurrence.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain
  • Digestive System Surgical Procedures* / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Jejunal Neoplasms* / complications
  • Laparoscopy* / adverse effects
  • Male
  • Melena / etiology