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Burkitt's lymphoma as a pathological lead point in pediatric intussusception: A case report.
Int J Surg Case Rep
December 2024
Department of Visceral and Digestive Surgery, Monastir University Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.
Article Synopsis
- Intussusception, a bowel obstruction in kids, can sometimes result from serious conditions like Burkitt's lymphoma, as illustrated in a case involving a 14-year-old boy who underwent surgery for ileocolic intussusception.
- The patient initially experienced abdominal pain, and imaging revealed a mass in the intestine leading to surgical intervention, which confirmed the presence of Burkitt's lymphoma.
- It's important for doctors to consider underlying diseases like Burkitt's lymphoma in pediatric intussusception cases that don’t respond to standard treatments, as prompt surgical action greatly enhances survival chances.
Abdominal catheter-induced intussusception following renal transplantation in two pediatric recipients: 2 cases report and literature review.
Transl Pediatr
February 2023
Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Background: Intussusception is a frequent abdominal emergency in the pediatric population when the proximal bowel invaginates into the distal bowel. However, catheter-induced intussusception has not previously been described in pediatric renal transplant recipients, and the risk factors need to be investigated.
Case Description: We report 2 cases of post-transplant intussusception which were caused by abdominal catheters.
Colonic lipoma of the hepatic flexure causing invagination in an adult.
J Surg Case Rep
September 2022
Medico, Ministerio de Salud Publica, Quito, Ecuador.
Intussusception is a rare condition in adults that can lead to intestinal obstruction due to malignant or benign lesions in the wall of the colon. Among the benign causes, lipomas are adipose tissue tumors that are most frequently located in the ascending colon. Invagination is characterized by nonspecific symptoms and normal laboratory test results.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRare cecum pathologies as a cause of acute abdomen in children.
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg
March 2022
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Harran University Faculty of Medicine, Şanlıurfa-Turkey.
Background: We aimed to present cecum pathologies which are the cause of acute abdomen.
Methods: Between January 2015 and June 2019, patients that were operated with the diagnosis of acute abdomen and patients with the primary cecum pathologies were evaluated retrospectively.
Results: There were eight patients, five males and three females.
[Ileocolonic intussusception in an adolescent patient with cystic fibrosis].
Arch Argent Pediatr
June 2020
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Medicina y Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González".
Intestinal intussusception occurs when a proximal segment of the intestine telescopes into the lumen of an adjacent distal segment, causing intestinal obstruction. It is a common cause of acute abdomen in the first two years of life, but rare in older children. A 16-year-old male with a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis presented with symptoms compatible with distal intestinal occlusion syndrome.
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