Infarcation of a jejunal leiomyoma presenting as an acute abdomen.

Leiomyomata of the small intestine are rare benign tumours of the small intestine that usually present with gastrointestinal bleeding, vague abdominal pains or small bowel obstruction. A case is reported of a patient who presented with an acute abdomen due to infarction of a leiomyoma of the proximal jejunum.