colorectal surgery - living pathology in the o r - m killingback (springer, 2006)

... further significant gastrointestinal problems have been reported. Comment Blind loop syndrome should be distinguished from the blind pouch (or “pocket”) syndrome in that the former is most commonly ... palpation during opera- tion. The 22 lesions ranged in size from 2mm to 12mm. Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of multiple carcinoids. Twenty-one of the tumors were...