• Sao Paulo Med J · Nov 2007

    Case Reports

    Chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction treated with jejunostomy: case report and literature review.

    • Carlos Renato Dos Reis Lemos, Pedro Popoutchi, Rogério Serafim Parra, Omar Féres, and RochaJosé Joaquim Ribeiro daJJ.
    • Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
    • Sao Paulo Med J. 2007 Nov 1; 125 (6): 356358356-8.

    ContextChronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction is a very rare condition.Case ReportThis study describes a male patient who had presented obstructive symptoms for 24 years. He had been treated clinically and had undergone two previous operations in different services, with no clinical improvement or correct diagnosis. He was diagnosed with intestinal obstruction without mechanical factors in our service and underwent jejunostomy, which had a significant decompressive effect. The patient was able to gain weight and presented improvements in laboratory tests. Jejunostomy is a relatively simple surgical procedure that is considered palliative but, in this case, it was resolutive.

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