TY - JOUR T1 - Perforation of an adenocarcinoma of the small bowel affected by regional enteritis. JF - Gut JO - Gut SP - 1093 LP - 1096 DO - 10.1136/gut.21.12.1093 VL - 21 IS - 12 AU - J Heathcote AU - C M Knauer AU - D Oakes AU - R W Archibald Y1 - 1980/12/01 UR - http://gut.bmj.com/content/21/12/1093.abstract N2 - This report is of a patient with long-term small bowel regional enteritis who presented with a perforation of an adenocarcinoma involving a diseased portion of ileum. Adenocarcinoma of the small bowel is rare. The incidence of small bowel adenocarcinoma may be higher in patients with regional enteritis, but a definite relationship cannot be established on the basis of data presently available. Small bowel adenocarcinoma in regional enteritis usually presents with obstructive symptoms. ER -