Small Intestine Invagination in an Adult

Czech version

Authors: K. Rupert; V. Třeška; K. Houdek; J. Nosek; P. Duras ^*
Authors‘ workplace: Chirurgická klinika FN Plzeň, přednosta: prof. MUDr. V. Třeška, DrSc. ; Klinika zobrazovacích metod FN Plzeň, přednosta: doc. MUDr. B. Kreuzberg, CSc. ^*
Published in: Rozhl. Chir., 2010, roč. 89, č. 7, s. 417-420.
Category: Monothematic special - Original

Overview

Bowel intussusception in adulthood is relatively rare. It is the cause of bowel movement disorders in around 1–5% of cases. In contrast to intussusception in childhood, where the cause is usually unclear, in adulthood the unequivocal causes are known in 70–90% of cases. These predominantly include benign tumours of the small intestine.

The authors describe 2 case reports, where small bowel intussusception was the cause of the bowel movement disorder and non-specific abdominal pain.

This clinical entity must be kept in mind as the possible cause of non-specific abdominal pain in adulthood. If a malignancy is suspected, then the rules of oncological surgery should be followed

Key words:
intussusception – small intestine

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