title: [Benign tumors of the small intestine].
abstract: We reviewed 50 patients with benign tumors of small intestine treated over a period of 15 years. Mean age was 58 years, and 54% of the patients were female. The most frequent location of the tumors was the jejunum (54%). The commonest histological variety was leiomyoma (56%), followed by fibroma (14%). Average size of tumor was 4.8 cm. With regard to clinical data, 20% of the patients were asymptomatic; in the remaining 80% of the patients, abdominal pain, gastrointestinal hemorrhage and abdominal distension were the most frequent symptoms. The mean symptom-diagnosis interval was 2 months. Barium studies, duodenal endoscopy and selective angiography were the most useful diagnostic tools. However, only in 30% of cases the correct diagnosis was reached preoperatively. All patients underwent surgical treatment. The more frequent surgical technique was segmental resection of small bowel (84%). Operative mortality was 4% and morbidity was 10%. Actuarial 5-year survival for all patients was 96%.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, El Palmar, Murcia.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: García Marcilla
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sánchez Bueno
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moreno Egea
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parrilla Paricio
mesh_terms: D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D015996:Survival Rate
vernacular_title: Tumores benignos del intestino delgado.