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Cureus
December 2024
Colorectal Surgery, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Plymouth, GBR.
Adult intussusception is an uncommon condition that constitutes a small percentage of cases of bowel obstruction in adults. Unlike its paediatric counterpart, it is often linked to an underlying pathology, necessitating surgical interventions for diagnosis and treatment. This report discusses a case involving a 54-year-old woman who presented with symptoms of small bowel obstruction, including abdominal pain, nausea, and constipation, along with a one-month history of weight loss.
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October 2024
Department of General Surgery, MS Ramaiah Medical College and Hospital, India.
A 49-year-old male with no comorbidities presented with acute colicky lower abdominal pain for one day, alongside three months of intermittent abdominal pain, loose stools, and melena. A contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan revealed an intussusception. During exploratory laparotomy, an ileo-ileal intussusception with a 3 cm polypoid lesion 10 cm from the ileo-caecal junction was found.
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October 2024
President and Founder of Emirates Society of Colorectal Surgery, United Arab Emirates.
Introduction And Importance: Intussusception in adults is rare, constituting a miniscule number of bowel obstruction pathologies. Clinical practice often considers it a last-resort diagnosis, as other causes of mechanical small bowel obstruction are more common. The diagnosis is a challenging one to make, as the "telescoping" motion of the intestines fluctuates in a waxing-and-waning nature.
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August 2024
Department of Pathology, Anil Baghi Hospital, Punjab, 152002, India.
Ileo-ileal intussusception, an infrequent cause of small bowel obstruction in adults, can be initiated by inflammatory fibroid polyps. These are uncommon, benign submucosal lesions of the gastrointestinal tract. This case report explores an adult patient with inflammatory fibroid polyps-induced ileo-ileal intussusception.
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August 2024
Department of Internal Medicine, Brookwood Baptist Health, Birmingham, AL, USA.
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