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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2015; 21(7): 2225-2228
Published online Feb 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i7.2225
Published online Feb 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i7.2225
Gastroduodenal intussusception due to gastric schwannoma treated by billroth II distal gastrectomy: One case report
Jia-Hua Yang, Min Zhang, Zhi-Hua Zhao, Yu Shu, Jun Hong, Yi-Jun Cao, Department of General Surgery, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200062, China
Author contributions: Yang JH and Cao YJ designed the report; Zhao ZH, Shu Y and Hong J collected the patient’s clinical data; Yang JH and Zhang M analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Supported by Department of General Surgery, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Correspondence to: Yi-Jun Cao, MD, Department of General Surgery, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 164 Lanxi Rd, Shanghai 200062, China. caoyijunpzx@163.com
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Received: July 7, 2014
Peer-review started: July 8, 2014
First decision: August 6, 2014
Revised: August 21, 2014
Accepted: September 29, 2014
Article in press: September 30, 2014
Published online: February 21, 2015
Processing time: 218 Days and 19.4 Hours
Peer-review started: July 8, 2014
First decision: August 6, 2014
Revised: August 21, 2014
Accepted: September 29, 2014
Article in press: September 30, 2014
Published online: February 21, 2015
Processing time: 218 Days and 19.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Schwannomas are rarely observed in the gastrointestinal tract. We present a case report of a rare complication of gastric schwannoma causing gastroduodenal intussusception that was successfully managed by a Billroth II distal gastrectomy.