Intussusception is a rare presentation in adult population and usually occurs secondary to an underlying pathology. We report an unusual case of a 28-year-old female who developed a colo-colonic intussusception secondary to Burkitt lymphoma which was managed with an extended right hemicolectomy. The case was further complicated by a segment of small bowel with malignant adhesion to a prosthetic mesh requiring resection of the involved segment of small bowel.
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September 2012
Introduction: Blunt traumatic rupture of the diaphragm is rare.
Discussion: We provide a case report of rupture of the diaphragm with visceral herniation in blunt thoracoabdominal trauma.