JGH Open (May 2024)

A rare case of schwannoma of the small intestine discovered during intussusception

  • Sachiyo Onishi,
  • Takashi Ibuka,
  • Yukari Uno,
  • Kentaro Kojima,
  • Jun Takada,
  • Masaya Kubota,
  • Masahito Shimizu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.13078
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 5
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract A woman in her 60s with anemia was diagnosed with a small intestinal intussusception on computed tomography. She underwent a double‐balloon endoscopy, which revealed submucosal tumor in the ileum. Suspected to be the cause of anemia and intussusception, surgical intervention was carried out, revealing it to be a schwannoma. Schwannomas of the small intestine are very rare, and because exophytic growths are common, intussusception due to luminal side development is even rarer.

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