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- Title
Intestinal intussusception—not just for kids.
- Authors
Lynch, Paul; Feeney, Gerard; Ali, Nisar; Hussein, Akthar; Cury, Jorge
- Abstract
Intussusception is a phenomenon commonly associated with the paediatric population. In adults, intussusception is frequently a result of a neoplastic process. We present the case of a 56-year-old gentleman who was diagnosed to the local Emergency Department with a 4-day history of worsening severe, left sided lower abdominal pain. The pain was colicky in nature. Computed tomography identified a long-segment intussusception involving distal small bowel, caecum, ascending colon, the entirety of transverse colon and its associated mesentery. The patient proceeded to theatre where a laparotomy and right hemicolectomy was performed. Histopathological analysis of the specimen identified an ileal myxoma as the lead-point of the intussusception. This report emphasises the value of prompt investigation in atypical clinical presentations.
- Subjects
SMALL intestine; INTESTINAL intussusception; CHILD patients; RIGHT hemicolectomy; COMPUTED tomography; SYMPTOMS
- Publication
Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2024, Vol 2024, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2042-8812
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1093/jscr/rjad734