title: Adynamic ileus associated with invasion of the myenteric nerve plexus by a peritoneal mesothelioma.
abstract: Adynamic ileus due to invasion of the myenteric plexus of the small and large intestine was a significant symptom in a patient with a peritoneal mesothelioma. A record of this unusual complication was not found in the medical literature surveyed.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009197:Myenteric Plexus / Q000473:pathology*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*