Ameboma, a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in bariatric surgery patients: a case report
Mauricio Palacios, Alex Guachilema R, Andrea Lisintuña, Julio Yepez, Sergio Verboonen · 2024
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Description
Five authors report a 2024 case of gut blockage caused by an ameboma in a patient who had weight-loss surgery. An ameboma is a rare growth-like mass from infection with a gut parasite. It can look like Crohn disease or colon cancer on scans, so tissue tests give the surest answer.
The mass sat in the rising colon and blocked the bowel. Care for such masses aims first to kill the parasite, with surgery when there is blockage, a hole, or severe colon swelling. The case warns teams to keep this rare cause in mind after bariatric surgery.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mauricio Palacios, Alex Guachilema R, Andrea Lisintuña, Julio Yepez, Sergio Verboonen |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 8 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |