Intestinal intussusception is a rare condition in adults. In most cases, it is caused by a benign or malignant intestinal tumor. Primitive forms are infrequent, and their occurrence following troncular vagotomoy has never been described in the literature, according to our knowledge. Two cases of post-vagotomy jejuno-jejunal intussusception are reported.
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