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The Importance of Abdominal Pain in the Elderly: An Unlikely Diagnosis of 17 cm Colo-Colonic Intussusception.
Cureus
September 2024
Emergency Medicine, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton, GBR.
Article Synopsis
- A 79-year-old man with no prior health issues experienced mild abdominal pain, leading to a diagnosis of 17 cm colo-colonic intussusception involving parts of his colon and small intestine.
- After being transferred for surgery, he underwent a right hemicolectomy and recovery went smoothly, allowing for discharge just a week later.
- Post-surgery, he was diagnosed with mucinous adenocarcinoma of the caecum but was not recommended for additional treatment, instead starting a five-year cancer surveillance program.
Pedunculated colonic lipoma causing adult colo-colic intussusception: A case report and literature review.
Int J Surg Case Rep
October 2024
Pathology department, University Hospital Mongi Slim, La Marsa, Tunisia.
Article Synopsis
- * A case study of a 62-year-old man revealed a fatty mass causing gastrointestinal blockage, leading to surgery where two lipomas were found, one responsible for the intussusception.
- * Despite advances in imaging, diagnosing CI due to lipomas remains difficult, highlighting the need for awareness and research on this condition and its treatment options.
Colo-colonic intussusception secondary to Burkitt lymphoma with concurrent malignant small bowel mesh adhesion.
Oxf Med Case Reports
August 2024
Department of Surgery, Dubbo Base Hospital, Myall Street, Dubbo, NSW 2830, Australia.
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.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFColo-colonic intussusception as a rare complication of colonoscopy with polypectomy: Two case reports.
World J Gastrointest Surg
June 2024
Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China.
Background: Colonoscopy is the most frequently used diagnostic and therapeutic tool for the treatment of colorectal diseases. Although the complication rate is low, it can be potentially serious. Intussusception is a rare and severe complication often associated with polypectomy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFColo-colonic intussusception secondary to giant colonic lipoma in an adult: A case report.
Int J Surg Case Rep
August 2024
General Surgery Department, Military Hospital of Tunis, Mont Fleury-1008, Tunis, Tunisia; Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, 15, Djebel Lakhdhar Street - 1007 Bab Saadoun, Tunis, Tunisia.
Introduction: Intestinal intussusception is a rare complication in adults, accounting for 1 % of intestinal obstructions. Unlike in children, it is often secondary to a malignant lesion, rarely a benign one. Colonic lipomas are asymptomatic benign tumors often discovered incidentally.
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