We conclude that, this rare condition which we could be able to find only one case in the literature must be thought among the reasons of acute abdomen.
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Objective & Hypothesis:A 17 year old male with symptoms of acute abdomen was operated upon.
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Key Findings & Data:The preoperative diagnosis was peptic ulcus perforation but at the operation there were multiple perforations throughout the small bowels, multiple lymphadenopathies in the mesentery of the jejunum. 60 cm small bowel resection-end to end anastomosis, raphe omentoplasty, primary repair with suture were performed.
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Conclusion & Impact:We conclude that, this rare condition which we could be able to find only one case in the literature must be thought among the reasons of acute abdomen.
A 17 year old male with symptoms of acute abdomen was operated upon. The preoperative diagnosis was peptic ulcus perforation but at the operation there were multiple perforations throughout the small bowels, multiple lymphadenopathies in the mesentery of the jejunum. 60 cm small bowel resection-end to end anastomosis, raphe omentoplasty, primary repair with suture were performed. The patient got well after the operation and was discharged postoperative 14th day. The pathological diagnosis was diffuse grand cell lymphoma. We conclude that, this rare condition which we could be able to find only one case in the literature must be thought among the reasons of acute abdomen.
AYDIN, İ., BAŞKENT, A., ÇELİK, G., Aren, A., EREN, M. Z., AYAR, E., DEMİR, M. (2001). A case of small bowel perforation due to primary intestinal lymphoma. Ulusal Travma Dergisi, Cilt: 7 - Sayı: 1, 74–76. https://ajindex.com/articles/325223