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A case of superior mesenteric artery syndrome due to peritoneal seeding in a colon cancer patient / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine ; : 380-384, 2009.
Artigo em Coreano | WPRIM | ID: wpr-110939
ABSTRACT
Small bowel obstruction can develop from adhesions, hernias, and less frequently from tumors. Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is an uncommon cause of small bowel obstruction. We experienced a case of SMA syndrome caused by peritoneal seeding from colon cancer. A 57-year-old woman presented with nausea, post-prandial vomiting, and weight loss. She had been receiving palliative chemotherapy for 12 months to treat colon cancer with peritoneal seeding. Abdominal computed tomography and a small bowel series revealed typical findings of SMA syndrome. As conservative treatment including nutritional support and positional change was ineffective, she was treated surgically. An adhesive mass compressing the SMA and duodenum was found at the third portion of the duodenum. The pathologic diagnosis was metastatic adenocarcinoma of colorectal origin. Adhesiolysis and duodenojejunostomy relieved her symptoms. This case shows that SMA syndrome can develop via peritoneal seeding in cancer patients.
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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Sementes / Síndrome da Artéria Mesentérica Superior / Vômito / Adenocarcinoma / Redução de Peso / Adesivos / Artéria Mesentérica Superior / Colo / Neoplasias do Colo / Apoio Nutricional Limite: Feminino / Humanos Idioma: Coreano Revista: Korean Journal of Medicine Ano de publicação: 2009 Tipo de documento: Artigo

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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Sementes / Síndrome da Artéria Mesentérica Superior / Vômito / Adenocarcinoma / Redução de Peso / Adesivos / Artéria Mesentérica Superior / Colo / Neoplasias do Colo / Apoio Nutricional Limite: Feminino / Humanos Idioma: Coreano Revista: Korean Journal of Medicine Ano de publicação: 2009 Tipo de documento: Artigo