title: Congenital leiomyoma of the distal ileum associated with ileal atresia: a case report.
abstract: Association of distal ileal atresia with leiomyoma is a quite rare condition. Herein, we describe a newborn who underwent surgery for ileal atresia and was found to have leiomyoma on pathological examination in the atretic segment. The presence of leiomyoma may indicate a malformation during recanalization and could play a role in the etiology of intestinal atresia. Thus, some cases of atresia may be due to tumor (leiomyoma) in the bowel wall.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. inceemine@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Emine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ince
authors.forename: Pelin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Oğuzkurt
authors.forename: Emine Tuba
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Canpolat
authors.forename: Abdulkerim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Temiz
authors.forename: Akgun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hiçsönmez
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital*; D007082:Ileum / Q000002:abnormalities*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007409:Intestinal Atresia / Q000150:complications*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000002:abnormalities; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital*