title: Adenocarcinoma of the small bowel in a patient with occlusive Crohn's disease.
abstract: A 40-year-old male, diagnosed with mild Crohn's disease (CD) 11 years ago but with no prior abdominal surgeries, was diagnosed with a small bowel stricture, due to ongoing abdominal pain and intolerance of enteral diet, and referred for surgical treatment. Exploratory laparoscopy revealed a white solid mass causing a near total jejunal obstruction with significant proximal dilatation. An adjacent small node was sampled for frozen biopsy, revealing a lymph node infiltrated with adenocarcinoma. Laparoscopic assisted small bowel resection and appendectomy were carried out. Final pathological results supported the initial report of diffuse small bowel adenocarcinoma. In conclusion, once a small bowel stricture associated with CD is suspected, rapid action should be considered to avoid late diagnosis of a neoplasia.
authors: Lior Drukker, Yair Edden, Petachia Reissman, Department of General Surgery, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University, Hadassah School of Medicine, PO Box 3235, Jerusalem 91031, Israel.
authors: Lior
authors: L
authors: Drukker
authors: Yair
authors: Y
authors: Edden
authors: Petachia
authors: P
authors: Reissman