A patient with adenocarcinoma of the jejunum successfully diagnosed by preoperative endoscopy for the small intestine

Yuji Sakai; Toshio Tsuyuguchi; Tadashi Ohara; Seigo Yukisawa; Shin Tsuchiya; Harutoshi Sugiyama; Kaoru Miyakhawa; Masamichi Ohbu; Kazuki Kato; Michio Kimura; Takashi Kaiho; Osamu Takeuchi; Osamu Matsuzaki; Masaru Miyazaki; Osamu Yokosuka

A patient with adenocarcinoma of the jejunum successfully diagnosed by preoperative endoscopy for the small intestine

Hepatogastroenterology. 2008 Jul-Aug;55(85):1367-9.

Authors

Yuji Sakai¹, Toshio Tsuyuguchi, Tadashi Ohara, Seigo Yukisawa, Shin Tsuchiya, Harutoshi Sugiyama, Kaoru Miyakhawa, Masamichi Ohbu, Kazuki Kato, Michio Kimura, Takashi Kaiho, Osamu Takeuchi, Osamu Matsuzaki, Masaru Miyazaki, Osamu Yokosuka

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine and Clinical Oncology (K1), Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Inohana 1-8-1, Chuou-ku, Chiba City 260-8670, Japan. sakai4754@yahoo.co.jp

PMID: 18795691

Abstract

In this study, the authors report the case of a 35-year-old man diagnosed preoperatively as having adenocarcinoma of the jejunum using a conventional endoscopy, usually used for the examination of the large intestine.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / pathology*
Adenocarcinoma / surgery
Adult
Endoscopy*
Humans
Ileus / diagnosis
Ileus / etiology
Ileus / surgery
Intestine, Small
Jejunal Neoplasms / pathology*
Jejunal Neoplasms / surgery
Male