Autoamputated Leiomyoma of the Uterus as a Rare Cause of the Mechanical Bowel Obstruction – Report of a Case

• Authors: Mateusz Rubinkiewicz , Jakub Kenig , Katarzyna Zbierska , Anna Lasek
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Mechanical obstruction of the gastrointestinal tract is one of the most common causes of the emergency surgical intervention. A rare cause of such condition might be the effect of the external pressure on the intestine exerted by i. e. tumor, lymph node package, aneurysm of the abdominal aorta. An extremely rare cause is the pressure of the large loose mass located in the peritoneal cavity called “loose body”. We present a case of the mechanical bowel obstruction caused by a giant loose autoamputated leiomyoma of the uterus lying free in the peritoneal cavity. According to our best knowledge it is the largest described loose body in the literature. Moreover, we present a literature review regarding this issue.

Keywords

EN

peritoneal loose body; leiomyoma; mechanical obstruction

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Polish Journal of Surgery
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 86
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 341-344

Dates

published

1 - 7 - 2014

online

12 - 9 - 2014

received

18 - 11 - 2013

Contributors

author

Mateusz Rubinkiewicz

• 2nd Department of Surgery Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum in Cracow

author

Jakub Kenig

• 3rd Department of General Surgery Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum in Cracow

author

Katarzyna Zbierska

• Faculty of Medicine Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum in Cracow

author

Anna Lasek

• Faculty of Medicine Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum in Cracow

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/pjs-2014-0060