12 july to 5 aug; small bowel lymphoma and abdominal coccoon
Posted on: August 5, 2007
vacation till 14 August:
20.7.07: called to help at laparotomy for intestinal obstruction.
Actually an abdominal cocoon, enclosing all of small bowel except 2 feet of proximal jejunum ; the cocoon was thicker distally and became progressively thinner proximally. All trapped bowel freed by extensive adhesiolysis.
30.7.07
laparotomy 8 years old male child, with mass in right lower abdomen : no intestinal obstruction but had fever off and on.
At operation mass > 10 cm , involving terminal ileum 2 feet proximal to ICJ; diffuse thickening of wall and mesentery and lots of mesenteric nodes. Mass excised and EEA made. Possibly lymphoma
Biopsy report – NHL
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