Ileal duplication mimicking intestinal intussusception: A congenital condition rarely reported in adult

Case Report Recurrent Abdomen Pain and Vomiting in a Child: A Congenital Condition Rarely Reported - Ileal Duplication Cyst

Gastrointestinal duplications are rare but interesting clinical entities. The presentation depends on their anatomical location, size and other characteristics. The most common variety is the small bowel cystic duplication. We report a case of a 13 year old male who presented with recurrent abdominal pain and vomiting. USG abdomen suggested a possibility of Meckel’s diverticulum. Laparotomy rev...

Adult Ileo-Ileal Intussusception Caused by Intestinal Lipoma

adult ileo-ileal intussusception caused by intestinal lipoma

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Adult Ileo-Ileal Intussusception Caused by Intestinal Lipoma

Intussusception is an invagination of a portion of bowel into distal segment. While common in children, it is a rare cause of bowel obstruction in adults and usually is caused by a lead point. Most causes of adult small bowel intussusceptions are benign intestinal lesions like lipoma, leiomyoma, neurofibroma, inflammatory polyps, and meckel diverticulum.1 Patients usually present with bowel obs...

An ileal duplication cyst manifested as an ileocolic intussusception in an adult.

An enteric duplication cyst presenting as enterocolic intussusception is an exceptional clinical entity. We herein report a rare case of an ileal duplication cyst that manifested as an ileocolic intussusception. A 19-year-old woman was hospitalized due to right upper quadrant pain. Colonoscopy revealed a polypoid mass protruding into the colonic lumen. Ultrasonography demonstrated intussuscepti...