Inflammatory fibroid polyp presenting as intussusception

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...

Intussusception due to Inflammatory Fibroid Polyp Located at Ileum

Majority of adult intussusceptions have a well-defined pathological abnormality as the definite cause. We report a case of 27 year old woman presented with vomiting and abdominal pain. We received a polypoidal; dumbbell shaped mass measuring 4×3.5×1 cm arising from the mucosal surface at one end of the small bowel. Outer surface of the polyp was grey to blackish and cut surface was solid, grey,...