Duodenal Fibrosis Mimicking Neoplastic Obstructive Hepatopathy in the Setting of Lynch Syndrome

Cureus. 2023 Mar 2;15(3):e35679. doi: 10.7759/cureus.35679. eCollection 2023 Mar.

Abstract

Intestinal fibrosis is a rare complication of chronic inflammation resulting from various etiologies, including surgery, abdominal radiation, and inflammatory bowel disease. Consequences of intestinal fibrosis include intestinal dysmotility, malabsorption, and obstruction. Patients with Lynch syndrome are predisposed to developing intestinal adenocarcinoma including in the small intestines which typically require intra-abdominal procedures that expose them to fibrogenic triggers. Here, we present a rare case of duodenal fibrosis involving the sphincter of Oddi leading to malabsorption and gastrointestinal symptoms in a patient with Lynch syndrome requiring advanced endoscopy interventions.

Keywords: biliary diseases; biliary obstruction; duodenal cancer; duodenal fibrosis; endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ercp); extrahepatic biliary obstruction; lynch syndrome phenotype.

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  • Case Reports