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- Title
Two Unusual Cases of Adult Intussusception.
- Authors
Bellows, Charles F.; Haque, Salima; Jaffe, Bernard M.
- Abstract
Adult intussusception is very rare. We report 2 unusual cases, a 58-year-old man with a transverse colo-colonic intussusception caused by a malignant sessile polyp that also had an asymptomatic synchronous neoplasm of the kidney, and an 18-year-old female with an ileocecolic intussusception caused by acute appendicitis. This report stresses the point that intussusception in adults may represent an underlying malignancy. The age of the patient and the anatomic location of the intussusception provide significant input as to the etiology and hence the most appropriate surgical procedure. Copyright © 2002 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Publication
Digestive Surgery, 2002, Vol 19, Issue 3, p241
- ISSN
0253-4886
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000064220