Key result
Right hemicolectomy for benign ileocecal valve obstruction reveals severe fibrosis and hypertrophied nerves.
Why the study?
Benign ileocecal valve hypertrophy is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction that is not well characterized.
Case Report (n=1)
Benign ileocecal valve hypertrophy is a rare but possible cause of chronic small-bowel obstruction.
Benign ileocecal valve hypertrophy may explain select chronic small-bowel obstructions; case report leaves open prevalence and management.
Benign ileocecal valve hypertrophy is a rare cause for intestinal obstruction. We describe a 51-year-old female with clinical and imaging presentation of chronic small-bowel obstruction. The patient was operated on, and a limited thickening of the ileocecal bowel wall causing intestinal obstruction was found. A right hemicolectomy was performed. On microscopic examination, severe fibrosis with hypertrophied nerves was found without any additional findings of malignancy or inflammation. Review of the relevant literature is presented.
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Nesher et al. (2006) conducted a case report in Small-bowel obstruction (n=1). Right hemicolectomy was evaluated. Right hemicolectomy was performed to treat chronic small-bowel obstruction caused by benign ileocecal valve hypertrophy, revealing severe fibrosis and hypertrophied nerves.
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