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Inflammatory Fibroid Polyp in a 48-Year-Old Male: A Rare Cause of Intussusception

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Inflammatory fibroid polyp is a neoplastic condition affecting the gastrointestinal tract and particularly the gastric antrum. It is virtually a benign submucosal mass comprising mesenchymal cells and numerous small blood vessels with inflammatory cells and commonly eosinophils. Patients with inflammatory fibroid polyps usually present clinically with mechanical intestinal obstruction with or without intussusception. Herein, we present a case of a 48-year-old male with a known history of schizophrenia who presented with mechanical intestinal obstruction following intussusception due to inflammatory fibroid polyp involving the proximal jejunojejunal part of the jejunum.

Source: Case Reports in Surgery

DOI: 10.1155/2020/9251042

Authors: Theresia Karuhanga, Caroline Ngimba, James J. Yahaya

Institutions: St. Francis Referral Hospital, The University of Dodoma, Makerere University

Language: English

Topic: Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $790