Chemotherapy induced small bowel obstruction in small cell lung cancer

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer related death in men and the second cause in women worldwide. We describe a case of a 51- year old lady with small cell lung cancer who developed small bowel obstruction following chemotherapy with cisplatin and etoposide. Abdominal CT scan showed changes confined to the jejunum and proximal ileum with diffuse mural thickening and hyper-attenuation of the mucosa with sparing of the terminal ileum, caecum and colon. Her condition improved with conservative management and intravenous antibiotics.