Journal of Leukemia
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-6917
ISSN: 2329-6917
Department of General and Endocrine Surgery, Ospedale del Mare, ASL NA1 Centro, Naples, Italy
Case Report
Nodular intestinal lymphoid hyperplasia, a rare entity. Surgical resection? Surveillance? a case report and a Literature Review
Author(s): Pasquale Tammaro*, Maria Gaudiello, Alfredo D’Avino, Claudia Misso, Chiara Offi, Gianluca Benassai and Stefano Spiezia
The nodular intestinal lymphoid hyperplasia of the small bowel and colon is a rare condition characterized by the
presence of one or multiple polypoid lesions. What is most important in the management of this disease is to
understand whether or not to perform a surgical resection, which may be unnecessary. And this in light of the fact
that there is no unanimous opinion on the carcinogenic potential of this lesion. The case presented by us concerns
an ileocecal valve lesion, the preoperative characterization of which was not definitive. There are macroscopic and,
above all, dimensional characteristics (during colonoscopy) that can help the clinician in the decision between surgery
and conservative treatment. On the other hand, the precise pre-operative diagnosis is very complex. Therefore, taking
charge remains difficult.
Our lesion was subjected to a surg.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2329-6917.22.S2.001