Open AccessGastric outlet obstruction due to neurofibromatosis: An unusual case
Author(s) -
Rajul Rastogi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.45063
Subject(s) - medicine , neurofibromatosis , gastric outlet obstruction , neurofibroma , bowel obstruction , mesentery , gastroenterology , incidence (geometry) , superior mesenteric artery syndrome , stomach , pathology , radiology , duodenum , physics , optics
Neurofibromatosis type-1 (NF-1), also known as von Recklinghausen disease, is an autosomal dominant condition with an approximate incidence of one in 3000 births. NF-1 is known to involve multiple systems in the body. Abdominal involvement include neurofibroma and tumor growth in the liver, mesentery, and retroperitoneum in addition to gastric and bowel tumors. Gastrointestinal neoplasms occur in up to one quarter of patients. The author reports a rare case of diffuse submucosal neurofibromatosis resulting in gastric outlet obstruction.