Endoscopic balloon dilation in duodenal stenosis secondary to intestinal lymphoma in a heart transplant patient

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2019 Nov;111(11):890. doi: 10.17235/reed.2019.6221/2019.

Abstract

Intestinal lymphoma can appear as a result of a state of immunosuppression, secondary to the transplantation of solid organs. Treatment with chemotherapy can result in various complications such as intestinal stenosis due to fibrotic scar tissue, which is a complication barely described in the literature. We present the case of a 12-year-old male with a heart transplant, who was diagnosed with intestinal lymphoma. After chemotherapy treatment, he developed 1-2 daily vomiting episodes as a result of intestinal stenosis due to fibrosis without tumor infiltration. Endoscopic balloon dilation was used and the symptoms were resolved without the need for surgical treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Balloon Enteroscopy
  • Child
  • Duodenal Neoplasms / complications
  • Duodenal Obstruction / etiology
  • Duodenal Obstruction / therapy*
  • Duodenoscopy*
  • Heart Transplantation*
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Atresia / etiology
  • Intestinal Atresia / therapy*
  • Lymphoma / complications
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology
  • Postoperative Complications / therapy*

Supplementary concepts

  • Familial duodenal atresia