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- Title
Desmoid tumour: a rare etiology of intestinal obstruction.
- Authors
Aggarwal, Gaurav; Shukla, Sumit; Maheshwari, Ankur; Mathur, Rajkumar
- Abstract
Intestinal obstruction is a frequently encountered entity in surgical practice. The signs & symptoms, many a times, are suggestive of the level of obstruction, making the diagnosis of obstruction evident. There are various causes of intestinal obstruction which diversify to an enormous extent, stamping on the famous paradigm for the mysterious nature of the abdomen being referred to as the Pandora's Box. In accordance with the above saying, we report a rare case of a desmoid tumour, presenting as intestinal obstruction, which entices us to strongly believe the same.
- Subjects
DESMOID tumors
- Publication
Pan African Medical Journal, 2015, Vol 22, p1
- ISSN
1937-8688
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.11604/pamj.2015.22.158.193