Muscular Hamartoma of Intestine Causing Intestinal Obstruction

Authors

  • Paricha Upadhyaya Department of Pathology, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
  • Girishma Shrestha Department of Pathology, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
  • Smriti Karki Department of Pathology, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
  • Meenu Agarwal Department of Pathology, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.2824

Keywords:

Bowel; Hamartoma; Muscle; Obstruction.

Abstract

Hamartomatous causes of small bowel obstructionare uncommon and of them, most are attributed to inflammatory bowel diseases and also certain medications such as NSAIDs. We describe a case of muscular hamartoma in a patient without prior chronic medical condition with brief review of literature. 
Keywords: Bowel; Hamartoma; Muscle; Obstruction. | PubMed

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Published

2016-06-30

How to Cite

Upadhyaya, P., Shrestha, G., Karki, S., & Agarwal, M. (2016). Muscular Hamartoma of Intestine Causing Intestinal Obstruction. Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 54(202), 82–84. https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.2824

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