Perforation--a rare complication of a small-bowel carcinoid.
Carcinoids are rare compared to other tumours of the gastrointestinal tract, but present a significant portion of tumours of the small intestine. The case of a 50-year-old man who suffered perforation of a small-bowel carcinoid after failed diagnostic trials is reported here. Since intestinal perforation is rarely the first sign of the presence of a carcinoid, it is useful to bear this in mind when dealing with unclear pathological changes of the small intestine.
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Sestre Milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia.
M
M
Duvnjak
T
T
Pavic
T
T
Goranovic
D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged