TY - JOUR
T1 - Colo-Colic intussusception in amoebic colitis
T2 - A case report
AU - Prasad, Seetharam
AU - Ramachandra, Lingadakai
AU - Arumolichelvan, Arunandichelvan
PY - 2011/12/15
Y1 - 2011/12/15
N2 - Intussusception is a common cause of acute abdomen in the pediatric population. However, the condition is quite rare among adults. Intussusception among adults differs from the pediatric counterpart in having an underlying pathology, commonly neoplastic on most occasions. Pre-operative diagnosis is rarely established. Most cases require surgical treatment. We present a case of colo-colic intussusception in an adult involving the transverse colon, which was precipitated by amebic colitis. The diagnosis was made by abdominal CT scan and the condition was effectively treated non-surgically by colonoscopic reduction.
AB - Intussusception is a common cause of acute abdomen in the pediatric population. However, the condition is quite rare among adults. Intussusception among adults differs from the pediatric counterpart in having an underlying pathology, commonly neoplastic on most occasions. Pre-operative diagnosis is rarely established. Most cases require surgical treatment. We present a case of colo-colic intussusception in an adult involving the transverse colon, which was precipitated by amebic colitis. The diagnosis was made by abdominal CT scan and the condition was effectively treated non-surgically by colonoscopic reduction.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:83255184442
SN - 0023-5776
VL - 43
SP - 307
EP - 309
JO - Kuwait Medical Journal
JF - Kuwait Medical Journal
IS - 4
ER -