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Perforation - a rare complication of a small-bowel carcinoid

Carcinoids are rare compared to other tumours of the gastrointestinal tract, but present a significant portion of tumours of the small intestine. The case of a 50-year old man who suffered perforation of a small bowel carcinoid after failed diagnostic trials is reported here. Since intestinal perforation is rarely the first sign of the presence of a carcinoid, it is useful to bear this in mind when dealing with unclear pathological changes of the small intestine.

carcinoid ; small bowel ; perforation

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