Abstract

RAMOS, R. et al. The importance of double ballon enteroscopy on the diagnosis of a small bowel lymphoma case. J Port Gastrenterol. [online]. 2009, vol.16, n.5, pp.199-202. ISSN 0872-8178.

Double-balloon enteroscopy allows endoscopic study and biopsies of the entire small bowel, allowing histological diagnosis throughout the procedure. The authors report a case of a 55 year-old man, observed in our emergency department with abdominal pain and vomiting. The blood tests has revealed a microcytic anemia. The abdominal computed tomography has shown a thick zone in the small bowel. A double-balloon enteroscopy was performed and it was diagnosed a B-cell Non-Hodgkin´s lymphoma. The patient was submitted to chemotherapy, with total remission.

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