A rare case of schwannoma of the small intestine discovered during intussusception.
Sachiyo OnishiTakashi IbukaYukari UnoKentaro KojimaJun TakadaMasaya KubotaMasahito ShimizuPublished in: JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2024)
A woman in her 60s with anemia was diagnosed with a small intestinal intussusception on computed tomography. She underwent a double-balloon endoscopy, which revealed submucosal tumor in the ileum. Suspected to be the cause of anemia and intussusception, surgical intervention was carried out, revealing it to be a schwannoma. Schwannomas of the small intestine are very rare, and because exophytic growths are common, intussusception due to luminal side development is even rarer.