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Inflammatory fibroid polyp of the small bowel causing intestinal obstruction due to intussusception – a case report
 
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General Surgery Department, District Railway Hospital, Lublin, Poland
 
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I Chair and Department of General and Transplant Surgery and Clinical Nutrition, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
 
 
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Jakub Gołyski   

General Surgery Department, District Railway Hospital, Kruczkowskiego 21, 20-468 Lublin, Poland.
 
 
J Pre Clin Clin Res. 2009;3(2):122-123
 
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Inflammatory fibroid polyp (IFP) is an uncommon lesion of the gastrointestinal tract. This paper describes the case of 72-year-old woman with IFP. The first manifestation of IFP in this patient was intussuscepion. She underwent emergency surgery, had uneventful post-operative recovery, and was discharged home with asymptomatic digestive tract.
 
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