Leiomioma duodenal. Tratamiento quirúrgico de urgencia por perforación post-ecoendoscopía / Duodenal leiomyoma: emergency surgical management after endoscopic ultrasonography

ABSTRACT

Duodenal leiomyomas are unfrequent gastrointestinal submucosal tumors. Endoscopic ultrasonography is an important procedure for the differential diagnosis of these type of tumors of the digestive system. A female patient presenting a duodenal submucosal tumor is presented. She was submitted to emergency surgical management because of a perforation following a duodenal endoscopic ultrasonography. The surgical procedure performed is detailed and the result is commented.