Adult Intussusception: Three Cases Reports and Review of the Literature

Amal Hajri, Karim Yaqine, Saad Rifki El Jai, Rachid Boufettal, Driss Errguibi and Farid Chehab
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Amal Hajri: Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Morocco.
Karim Yaqine: Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Morocco.
Saad Rifki El Jai: Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Morocco.
Rachid Boufettal: Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Morocco.
Driss Errguibi: Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Morocco.
Farid Chehab: Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Morocco.

European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 2020, vol. 2, issue 2

Abstract: Adult intussusception occurs infrequently and differs from childhood intussusception in its presentation, etiology, and treatment. Diagnosis can be delayed because of its longstanding, intermittent, and non-specific symptoms and most cases are diagnosed at emergency laparotomy. Treatment entails simple bowel resection in most cases. Reduction of the intussusception before resection is controversial, but there is a shift against this, especially in colonic cases. This paper presents the diagnosis and management of three cases of adult intussusception, in our hospital.

Keywords: adult; bowel obstruction; intussusception. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2020.2.2.203

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