Chronic Idiopathic Ileo-Ileal Intussusception in an Adult: A Case Report and Literature Review
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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 patients, this paper presents an uncommon case of an adult ileo-ileal chronic intussusception.
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