BACKGROUND/AIMS Intussusception in adults is rarely seen and causes misdiagnosis due to its appearance with various clinical findings. The cause of intussusception in adults is frequently organic lesions. In this study, the underlying etiologic factors, diagnostic methods and alternative methods of treatment are discussed in the light of the literature. METHODS In this study, a retrospective ...

Dear Sirs, We read with great interest the recent article of C. Toso et al. [Swiss Med Wkly 2005;135:87–90] [1], in which the authors report on a group of patients managed for intussusception over a 17-year period and review the literature. We agree with their views on the importance of early surgical management, but disagree with the emphasis placed on the utility of computed tomography (CT) a...

Colonic Intussusception although common in children, is a rare cause of acute intestinal obstruction in adults. The etiology, clinical presentation and management of this condition is different in adults as compared to children. Pre-operative diagnosis is usually difficult due to the non specific and intermittent nature of the symptoms. CT scan can be a helpful adjunct in establishing the diagn...

Introduction: Intussusception is commonly discussed in the context of children. However in adults, intussusception is an identified diagnosis accounting for 5% of all intussusceptions. A malignant etiology is always suspected in adults; however, rarely as in this case, a benign bowel lesion may be the underlying cause. case report: In this case report, we present an unusual case of a 36-year-ol...

Intussusception in adults is considered an unusual condition accounting for 5% of all cases of intussusceptions and almost 1%-5% of all cases of bowel obstruction. We present two cases of patients with a complaint of abdominal discomfort and concomitant vomiting who are 43 and 44 years old. Ileocecal intussusception was diagnosed by computed tomography. One patient underwent open whereas the ot...

INTRODUCTION Intussusception is a rare phenomenon in adults. It is caused mainly by malignant neoplasm. Primary lymphoma of the colon is a rare malignancy of the large intestine. The association of intussusception in adult and primary colorectal lymphoma is a diagnostic challenge, since they occur with a variety of atypical symptoms. CASE OUTLINE We report a case of ileocolic intussusception ...

Ileal intussusception is the invagination of the small intestine within itself and accounts for 1% of cases of acute obstruction. However, physicians do not initially consider intussusception as a possible diagnosis of obstruction due to its rarity in adults. Herein, we report the case of a 22-year-old male who was admitted to the Emergency Department with continuous abdominal pain. Ultrasonogr...

children that are half a year to 2 years old, but intestinal or colonic invagination is a rare disease in adults. Intussusception in adult patients represents 1% of patients with bowel obstruction and 5% of all intussusception. It is usually primary and benign in children intussusception and pneumatic or hydrostatic reduction of the intussusception is enough to treat the condition in 80% of the...

BACKGROUND Intussusception refers to the telescoping of a proximal segment of bowel into a distal segment. It is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in adulthood. CASE DETAILS We report two cases of adult intussusception in a post-operative period following Caesarean Section (with no lead point) and Appendicectomy (due to colonic adenocarcinoma) respectively. CONCLUSION Though rare in ad...