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PERFORATED JEJUNAL DIVERTICULUM CONTAINING A SMOOTH MUSCLE TUMOUR
Author(s) -
WORTHLEY CHRISTOPHER S.,
JAMIESON GLYNN G.,
SMITH LESLEY A.
Publication year - 1982
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.1445-2197.1982.tb05296.x
Subject(s) - medicine , diverticulum (mollusc) , perforation , smooth muscle , hepatic diverticulum , closure (psychology) , jejunum , anatomy , surgery , meckel's diverticulum , market economy , materials science , economics , metallurgy , punching
A case is reported of perforation of a solitary acquired jejunal diverticulum containing a smooth muscle tumour. Treatment was by local excision and primary closure. This is thought to be the first report of such a case.