Abstract:Background: A spontaneous perforation in the area of the small intestine, in particular of the jejunum, is an absolute rarity. It can occur after a sprue or an unspecific jejunitis or ileitis as well as with leukaemia, metastases and with a specific illness, the extranodale enteropathy-associated malignant non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma of the small intestine. Patients and Methods: During the period of 12 years a total of 4 patients, whose symptoms and clinical course were typical of this illness, were treated in our … Show more
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