A rare case of jejuno-ileal intussusception secondary to a gastrointestinal stromal tumour

Gastrointestinal stromal tumour presenting as gastroduodenal intussusception.

Gastroduodenal intussusception secondary to gastrointestinal stromal tumour is a very rare cause for intestinal obstruction. The diagnosis of this condition can be challenging, as symptoms are often non-specific and intermittent. This article reports a case where the diagnosis was made preoperatively with abdominal imaging and was treated by a combination of endoscopic reduction and laparoscopi...

Colonic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour Presenting as Intussusception

Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) are rare in paediatric patients and have a discrete clinicopathological and molecular divergence from that observed in adults. In the present report we present a case of a 2-month-old female in whom colonic gastrointestinal stromal tumour acted as a lead point of colocolic intussusception. Laparoscopically assisted reduction of the intussusception and res...

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor causing ileo-ileal intussusception in an adult patient a rare presentation with review of literature

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are mesenchymal tumors occurring anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract and are believed to originate from the interstitial cells of Cajal. They commonly arise in the stomach or small intestine. The usual growth pattern is exophytic invading adjacent organs or perforation into the peritoneal cavity which may result in bleeding or obstructive symptoms. I...

Chronic Idiopathic Ileo-Ileal Intussusception in an Adult: A Case Report and Literature Review

Intussusception is by far the disease of childhood and it is usually a primary pathology (unknown cause) in the children. Adulthood intussusception is rare and usually secondary to an intraluminal mass (tumour, lymph nodes. Because of its rarity in the adults Intussusception presents a diagnostic dilemma in the clinical practice and can be missed easily. Being a diagnostic dilemma n adult patie...

Jejuno-Jejunal Intussusception Secondary to Peutz-Jeghers Polyp; two Rare Case Report