Abstract:We report herein a case of primary early ileal adenocarcinoma diagnosed definitively by colonoscopy before surgery and treated by laparoscopy‐assisted ileocecal resection. A 66‐year‐old man visited our hospital because of fecal occult blood. Colonoscopy revealed a relatively clearly demarcated, flat elevation in the terminal ileum; it was slightly red, surrounding a hemorrhagic spot, and had a small depression at its center. The lesion was diagnosed on biopsy as a well‐differentiated adenocarcinoma. Laparoscop… Show more
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