title: [Linitis plastica of the proximal part of the duodeno-jejunal angle. Apropos of a case].
abstract: The authors report the first case to date of primary linitis plastica localised to the proximal part of the small bowel. A 44-year-old man with a one-month history of vague abdominal symptoms was treated for a proximal jejunum perforation due to a linitis plastica and died 2 months later.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie générale et Digestive, Centre Hospitalier, Cholet.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Genier
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baudry
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Letessier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sagan
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Auger
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bouvier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications*; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008039:Linitis Plastica / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Linite plastique de l'angle duodénojéjunal. A propos d'un cas.