Inflammatory fibroid polyp presenting as ileocolic intussusception in adult

Inflammatory fibroid polyp presenting as intussusception

The majority of adult intussusceptions have a well-defined pathological abnormality as the lead point. We present the case of a 41-year-old female who presented to the Emergency Department on four different occasions with intermittent epigastric pain, associated with vomiting. On the fourth occasion, she was found to have a bowel obstruction caused by an ileocolic intussusception, diagnosed on ...

Jejunal Inflammatory Fibroid Polyp Presenting as Intussusception

Adult Intussusception Secondary to Inflammatory Fibroid Polyp

A 30-year-old man presented to the emergency department for two weeks of diffuse abdominal pain and an episode of emesis. He denied fever, prior surgery, or any other illnesses. The patient reported going on a “crash diet regimen” one month prior, resulting in an intentional weight loss of 25lbs in 30 days. He also reported two episodes of melena-type bowel movements prior and had an esophagoga...

Ileal Inflammatory Fibroid Polyp Causing Ileoileal Intussusception

Inflammatory fibroid polyps are uncommon but well documented solitary polypoid lesions occurring in gastrointestinal tract; most commonly in stomach followed by ileum and rarely in colon, duodenum and oesophagus. Polyps in ileum most commonly present with acute intestinal obstruction as a result of intussusception. We describe one case of inflammatory fibroid polyps of the small intestine causi...

Adult ileocolic intussusception presenting as small bowel metastatic melanoma

We present a rare case of small bowel intussusception that occurred in a young adult with unsuspected metastatic melanoma, diagnosed by imaging, laparotomy and histological examination. We further discuss the clinical presentation, imaging and surgical findings, and provide a brief discussion of adult intussusception.