A surgical case of anti-coagulant ileus mimicking small-bowel tumors: a case report.

Hideyuki MasuiHiroyuki KobayashiYusuke SakamotoShintaro YagiSatoshi Kaihara

Published in: Surgical case reports (2024)

We encountered a surgical case of anti-coagulant ileus, which was difficult to differentiate from malignant lymphoma based on CT findings and high sIL-2R levels. The possibility of anti-coagulant ileus should always be considered in patients on long-term anticoagulation medication and bowel obstruction with high PT-INR values.

Keyphrases

small bowel
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
computed tomography
healthcare
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
diffuse large b cell lymphoma
emergency department
magnetic resonance
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