Myoepithelial hamartoma of the ileum causing intussusception in an infant
Intussusception is a relatively common pediatric gastrointestinal emergency, although the etiology in most cases remains unknown. In a small number of cases the lead point is a tumor or tumor-like lesion of the small bowel. We report an unusual case of a myoepithelial hamartoma of the ileum causing an intussusception in a 4-month-old boy. This is the second such report in the literature.
Yamagami
T
Division of Surgery, Children's Research Hospital, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi Hirokoji Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602, Japan
Tokiwa
K
Iwai
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