title: Muscular Hamartoma of Intestine Causing Intestinal Obstruction.
abstract: Hamartomatous causes of small bowel obstructionare uncommon and of them, most are attributed to inflammatory bowel diseases and also certain medications such as NSAIDs. We describe a case of muscular hamartoma in a patient without prior chronic medical condition with brief review of literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Upadhyaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karki
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agarwal
mesh_terms: D006222:Hamartoma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D007421:Intestine, Small; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications*
keywords: bowel; hamartoma; muscle; obstruction.