Chronic anemia and intestinal pseudoobstruction as presentation form of hamartomatous polyp of the Vater's ampulla

We report the case of a 70-year-old female with chronic anemia and intestinal pseudoobstruction from a large hamartomatous polyp of the ampulla of Vater. The patient had been operated by obstructive jaundice of possible biliary etiology and a cholecystojejunostomy was performed. Later, due to cholan...

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Published inRevista española de enfermedades digestivas Vol. 89; no. 8; p. 644
Main Authors Bujanda, L, López, P, Beguiristaín, A, Elosegui, J L, Castiella, A, Cosme, A, Arenas, J I
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Spain 01.08.1997
Subjects
Aged
Ampulla of Vater
Anemia - etiology
Common Bile Duct Neoplasms - complications
Female
Humans
Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction - etiology
Polyps - complications
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Summary:We report the case of a 70-year-old female with chronic anemia and intestinal pseudoobstruction from a large hamartomatous polyp of the ampulla of Vater. The patient had been operated by obstructive jaundice of possible biliary etiology and a cholecystojejunostomy was performed. Later, due to cholangytis of unknown etiology cholecystectomy and choledochoduodenostomy were done. The polyp was resected by surgery.
ISSN:1130-0108