Leiomyoma as a rare cause of small bowel obstruction: A case report

Husam Matalqah; Razan Yaseen; Maher Al-Hajjaj; Lina Matalkeh; Mohammad Matalkeh; Basil Al Taani

doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.108473

Leiomyoma as a rare cause of small bowel obstruction: A case report

Int J Surg Case Rep. 2023 Aug:109:108473. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.108473. Epub 2023 Jul 7.

Authors

Husam Matalqah¹, Razan Yaseen¹, Maher Al-Hajjaj², Lina Matalkeh³, Mohammad Matalkeh⁴, Basil Al Taani¹

Affiliations

¹ King Abdullah University Hospital, Irbid, Jordan.
² Department of Surgery, Aleppo University hospital, University of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria. Electronic address: alhajjaj963@gmail.com.
³ Ministry of Health, Irbid, Jordan.
⁴ Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.

Abstract

Introduction and importance: Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is common in daily practice in emergency department. It has many causes such as adhesions or hernias. Other causes are obstruction by a bulky mass such as tumors of the intestine.

Case presentation: We present a rare case of small bowel obstruction in a 48 years old male patient with Crohn's disease. Laparotomy showed a mass that caused the obstruction. Pathology report demonstrated that it is leiomyoma. This finding may cause a delay in making the diagnosis of SBO.

Clinical discussion: Small bowel obstruction is considered an emergency case in the emergency. It needs special attention and advanced medical practice to reach the diagnosis. Rare cases may lead to delay the diagnosis because they present unusually.

Conclusion: Physicians should consider leiomyoma as a cause of SBO with patients without clear cause of SBO.

Keywords: Case report; Leiomyoma; Small bowel obstruction.

Publication types

Case Reports