Enteroscopy: A Method for Detection of Small Bowel Tumors |
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| Authors: | P. G. Foutch D.O. R. A. Sanowski M.D. S. Kelly M.D. |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Gastroenterology, VA Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona |
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| Abstract: | Small bowel neoplasms are difficult to identify. Conventional roentgenographic methods may report false-negative results in 23-44% of cases. We describe a symptomatic patient with a jejunal leiomyoma detected by enteroscopy after radiographic evaluation was equivocal. Enteroscopy can be an effective diagnostic modality in selected patients with small bowel tumors. |
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