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RGUHS Nat. J. Pub. Heal. Sci Vol: 14  Issue: 1 eISSN:  pISSN

Case Report

Solitary neurofibroma of the mesentery presenting as acute intestinal obstruction: report of a case and review of the literature

Suresh Patil*, Nitinkumar N Kalaskar**, Varun Patnam***

*Associate Professor, **Assistant Professor, ***Postgraduate, Department of Surgery, Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Gulbarga

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Dr. Suresh Patil 3-220, Gazipura, Gulbarga – 585105 Dr. Varun Patnam H.IG – 69, Housing Board Colony Proddutur – 516360, AP 

Year: 2014, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Page no. 112-114,
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Abstract

The isolated presence of neurofibromatous lesions in the gastrointestinal tract, without any associated systemic syndromes, is a rarely reported clinical entity.

A 25-year-old lady, without any history of neurofibromatosis or other systemic diseases, presented with small bowel obstruction secondary to band formation induced by an isolated mysentric neurofibromatous mass. The patient underwent exploratory laparotomy with release of the band and removal of the mass.

Isolated mysentric neurofibroma is a rare pathological entity. The clinical significance of such a diagnosis lies mainly in the need of further follow up of these patients as the bowel involvement could be the first manifestation of neurofibromatosis type 1 or multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2b.

<p>The isolated presence of neurofibromatous lesions in the gastrointestinal tract, without any associated systemic syndromes, is a rarely reported clinical entity.</p> <p>A 25-year-old lady, without any history of neurofibromatosis or other systemic diseases, presented with small bowel obstruction secondary to band formation induced by an isolated mysentric neurofibromatous mass. The patient underwent exploratory laparotomy with release of the band and removal of the mass.</p> <p>Isolated mysentric neurofibroma is a rare pathological entity. The clinical significance of such a diagnosis lies mainly in the need of further follow up of these patients as the bowel involvement could be the first manifestation of neurofibromatosis type 1 or multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2b.</p>
Keywords
Neurofibroma, Small intestinal tumour, Intestinal obstruction, mesentry
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