Bauhin's ileocecal valve syndrome-a rare cause for small-bowel obstruction: report of a case.
Benign ileocecal valve hypertrophy is a rare cause for intestinal obstruction. We describe a 51-year-old female with clinical and imaging presentation of chronic small-bowel obstruction. The patient was operated on, and a limited thickening of the ileocecal bowel wall causing intestinal obstruction was found. A right hemicolectomy was performed. On microscopic examination, severe fibrosis with hypertrophied nerves was found without any additional findings of malignancy or inflammation. Review of the relevant literature is presented.
Department of Surgery A, Tel-Aviv Souraski Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Nesher
Letizia
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Schreiber
Nahum
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Werbin
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D007080:Ileocecal Valve / Q000473:pathology*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome