Small bowel adenocarcinoma mimicking tubercular stricture. Role of enteroscopy in early diagnosis

Sood, G.K.; Chaudhary, A.; Kumar, N.; Jain, S.K.; Broor, S.L.

Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 39(3): 284-285

1991


ISSN/ISBN: 0004-5772
PMID: 1880102
Document Number: 374301
We report a patient with high jejunal stricture initially thought to be tubercular in origin. There was, however, no response to antitubercular treatment and enteroscopic biopsy revealed it to be an adenocarcinoma. This case illustrates the role of enteroscopy and biopsy in the definitive diagnosis of high small bowel strictures.

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