TY - JOUR
T1 - Bauhin's ileocecal valve syndrome - A rare cause for small-bowel obstruction
T2 - Report of a case
AU - Nesher, Eviatar
AU - Schreiber, Letizia
AU - Werbin, Nahum
PY - 2006/4
Y1 - 2006/4
N2 - Benign ileocecal valve hypertrophy is a rare cause for intestinal obstruction. We describe a 51-year-old female with clinical and imaging presentation of chronic small-bowel obstruction. The patient was operated on, and a limited thickening of the ileocecal bowel wall causing intestinal obstruction was found. A right hemicolectomy was performed. On microscopic examination, severe fibrosis with hypertrophied nerves was found without any additional findings of malignancy or inflammation. Review of the relevant literature is presented.
AB - Benign ileocecal valve hypertrophy is a rare cause for intestinal obstruction. We describe a 51-year-old female with clinical and imaging presentation of chronic small-bowel obstruction. The patient was operated on, and a limited thickening of the ileocecal bowel wall causing intestinal obstruction was found. A right hemicolectomy was performed. On microscopic examination, severe fibrosis with hypertrophied nerves was found without any additional findings of malignancy or inflammation. Review of the relevant literature is presented.
KW - Bauhin's valve syndrome
KW - Ileocecal valve syndrome
KW - Small-bowel obstruction
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U2 - 10.1007/s10350-005-0308-1
DO - 10.1007/s10350-005-0308-1
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AN - SCOPUS:33645350872
SN - 0012-3706
VL - 49
SP - 527
EP - 529
JO - Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
JF - Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
IS - 4
ER -