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Gangrene of the Small Intestine in Carcinoid Syndrome
Author(s) -
Bird G.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1967.tb06995.x
Subject(s) - medicine , gangrene , bowel obstruction , carcinoid syndrome , carcinoid tumour , small intestine , blood supply , general surgery , gastroenterology , occlusion , short bowel syndrome , surgery , parenteral nutrition
A case of acute small bowel obstruction due to carcinoid tumour is described, in which the tumour mass was associated with occlusion of the blood supply to a segment of small bowel and resulted in gangrene and bowel obstruction.