Journal of Nepal Medical Association (Jun 2016)

Muscular Hamartoma of Intestine Causing Intestinal Obstruction

  • Paricha Upadhyaya,
  • Girishma Shrestha,
  • Smriti Karki,
  • Meenu Agarwal

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 54, no. 202
pp. 82 – 84

Abstract

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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