Case Report
Magnetic Resonance Enterography: The Test of Choice in Diagnosing Intestinal “Zebras”
Table 1
Summary of the four patients.
| Patients | Age/gender | Studies | MRE | Diagnosis | Treatment |
| #1 | 53/male | Endoscopies, small bowel enteroscopy, CT | Mass in the small bowel mesentery consistent with carcinoid | Carcinoid in the distal ileum with invasion into the mesentery | Exploratory laparotomy with resection |
| #2 | 34/male | Colonoscopies | Rectal lymphoma with sever but nonobstructing luminal narrowing | Rectal lymphoma in HIV patient | Chemo |
| #3 | 70/female | Enteroscopies, flexible sigmoidoscopy, capsule study | 7 small bowel polyps | Recurrent Peutz-Jeghers | Exploratory laparotomy with excision of polyps |
| #4 | 64/female | CT abdomen/pelvis | Suspected edematous polyp as a leading point of intussusception and small bowel obstruction | Inflammatory fibroid polyp causing intussusception | Exploratory laparotomy with resection and primary anastomosis |
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