A CASE OF DUODENAL OBSTRUCTION DUE TO AN ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM AFTER TRANSVERSE COLECTOMY

• Published in: Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association) Vol. 67; no. 9; pp. 2026 - 2030
• Main Authors: INARI, Hitoshi, MO, Makoto, KARUBE, Norihisa, MATSUKAWA, Hiroshi, FUKAHORI, Michiko, SHIMIZU, Satoru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Surgical Association 2006

Duodenal obstruction due to an abdominal aortic aneurysm is rare. We experienced a case of duodenal obstruction due to an abdominal aortic aneurysm after transverse colectomy. An 86-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of anorexia and an abdominal mass. Preoperative abdominal CT scan...