Laparoscopy-assisted jejunal resection for bleeding leiomyoma

R S Chung

doi:10.1007/s004649900621

Laparoscopy-assisted jejunal resection for bleeding leiomyoma

Surg Endosc. 1998 Feb;12(2):162-3. doi: 10.1007/s004649900621.

Author

R S Chung¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Meridia Huron Hospital, East Cleveland, OH 44112-4308, USA.

PMID: 9479735
DOI: 10.1007/s004649900621

Abstract

We report a case of successful resection of a jejunal leiomyoma using a minimally invasive technique. By combining the procedures of push enteroscopy and laparoscopy, jejunal resection can be performed expeditiously without laparotomy.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

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Colonoscopy
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnosis
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / surgery*
Humans
Jejunal Neoplasms / complications
Jejunal Neoplasms / diagnosis
Jejunal Neoplasms / surgery*
Jejunostomy
Jejunum / surgery*
Laparoscopy*
Leiomyoma / complications
Leiomyoma / diagnosis
Leiomyoma / surgery*
Male