To cite: Hokama A, Kinjo T, Kishimoto K, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014204516 DESCRIPTION A 26-year-old man presented with postprandial epigastric pain and intermittent haematochezia for 2 months. His medical history consisted of surgery for intussusception due to Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) at 12 years of age. Physical examination sh...

Received August 8, 2007, Accepted March 13, 2008 Correspondence to: Seung-Yong Jeong, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, 809, Madu-dong, Ilsan-gu, Goyang 411-764, Korea Tel: +82-31-920-2480, Fax: +82-31-920-2002 E-mail: [email protected] Intussusception is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in adults and is most often due to a primary abnormality of the bowel, which se...

INTRODUCTION Postprostatectomy incontinence significantly impairs quality of life. Although bladder neck intussusception has been reported to accelerate urinary recovery after open radical retropubic prostatectomy, its adaption to robotic surgery has not been assessed. Accordingly, we describe our technique and compare outcomes between men treated with and without bladder neck intussusception d...

Introduction: Lipomas of the intestinal tract are rare, but they present as the third most common cause of intestinal neoplasms. Most intestinal lipomas are asymptomatic. However, they may present with bleeding, obstruction, intussusception, or abdominal pain. Spontaneous expulsion of an intestinal lipoma is extremely rare and has never been reported in the postoperative period. Case Descriptio...

INTRODUCTION Adult intussusception is a rare condition with a pathological lead point. Intraoperative reduction of adult intussusception can eliminate the need for extensive or invasive resection. We safely performed a manual laparoscopy-assisted intraoperative reduction that allowed functional preservation of tissue. PRESENTATION OF CASE A 70-year-old woman with dull right lumbar pain at reg...

INTRODUCTION The initial diagnosis of intussusception in adults very often can be missed and cause delayed treatment and possible serious complications. We report the case of an adult patient with complicated double ileoileal and ileocecocolic intussusception. CASE PRESENTATION A 46-year-old Caucasian man was transferred from the gastroenterology service to the abdominal surgery service with ...

Intussusception is well-recognised in young children; however this condition is very rare in newborns [1]. Neonatal intussusception is usually caused by several conditions including Meckel’s diverticulum, intestinal polyps and intestinal duplication [1]. Meckel’s diverticulum can present at any age group; however rarely, a symptomatic Meckel’s diverticulum may present in neonates [2]. We report...

A 63-year-old man, who had undergone total gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y reconstruction for gastric cancer 10 years previously, was admitted to our hospital with complaints of abdominal pain, palpable abdominal tumor, and hematemesis. On admission, the abdominal tenderness was improving and no abdominal tumor was palpable. Mild inflammatory changes and anemia were noted on blood examination. Abdomi...