colonic lipoma is a benign neoplasm that can lead to colonic obstruction but concomitant intussusception is rare in adults. in this case, colocolic intussusception due to a lipoma in the descending colon had occurred. by laparatomy, we diagnosed the problem , but reduction was impossible . so resection of the colon with mass was done and anastomosed. after surgery and 3 years follow up the pati...

Intussusception is a common surgical presentation in paediatrics, however it rare adults. It reported to be the cause of as few 1% small bowel obstruction cases adults.1 Unlike majority paediatric presentations which tend idiopathic, almost all adult are secondary pathological lesions.2,3 We present case ileocolic intussusception 32-year-old male with no significant past medical history. CT abd...

Intussusception in adults is a rare entity, especially caused by benign lesions like lipoma. The clinical picture of intussusception subtle making the diagnosis tenuous. Gastrointestinal lipomas are tumors and present report describes one such entity.

INTRODUCTION Intussusception in adults is a rare cause of bowel obstruction. Endometriosis of the bowel is also a rare entity that can be the cause of bowel obstruction. Here, we report a rare case of intussusception secondary to endometriosis of the cecum. PRESENTATION OF CASE A 40-year-old woman presented to the hospital with a one-week history of intermittent epigastric pain. On physical e...

quently and differs from childhood intussusception in its presentation, cause and treatment. In adults, it accounts for about 2%–3% of bowel obstructions. In contrast to childhood intussusception, 90% of cases in adults are associated with an underlying pathologic process such as a malignant lesion. In adults, intussusception is more likely to present insidiously with vague abdominal symptoms a...

postoperative intussusception in adults is an extremely rare clinical entity. postoperative intussusception caused by a jejunal peritoneal cyst is even rarer. etiopathogenesis of this clinical condition is not well understood. in the given case it seems to be a complication of prolonged contact of a draining tube with bowel. we present a case of postoperative spontaneous intussusception in a 72...

Intussusception is the cause of around 1% of all bowel obstructions in adults. Unlike in children, where intussusception is most often idiopathic in nature, cases in adults usually have an identifiable etiology, most commonly malignancy. Symptoms are usually non-specific, but timely identification and management is crucial due to high rates of carcinoma as the lead point of intussusception. Her...