K. Shenoy, Marina Thomas, Amol Jeur, B. S. Ramesh, Nawab Jan
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Abstract
Entamoeba histolytica is known to cause infectious colitis that presents with diarrhoea or dysentery. Extra intestinal manifestations result in amoebic abscesses to involve organs such as the liver, lungs or brain. Very rarely, it may present like a pseudotumour due to a mass formation if the primary infection was untreated or inadequately treated. We, herein, report a rare case of extraluminal amoebic pseudotumour in a young female with a diagnosis of a gastrointestinal stromal tumour of hepatic flexure of the transverse colon on pre-operative imaging and per operative findings, but final histopathological examination of the resected specimen proved it to be an amoeboma. The rarity of this case was the extraluminal presentation, unlike other reported cases of intraluminal pseudotumour. After an extensive literature search, we believe that this is the first reported case of extraluminal pseudotumour of the transverse colon managed by laparoscopic segmental colectomy.
期刊介绍:
Journal of Minimal Access Surgery (JMAS), the official publication of Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons, launched in early 2005. The JMAS, a quarterly publication, is the first English-language journal from India, as also from this part of the world, dedicated to Minimal Access Surgery. The JMAS boasts an outstanding editorial board comprising of Indian and international experts in the field.