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Adult intussusception at a tertiary care center: A retrospective study

open access: yesNigerian Journal of Surgery, 2020
Background: In adults, the majority of cases of intussusception are due to malignancy. Aims: The aim of the study is to describe the pattern of intussusception in the adult population diagnosed and treated at a tertiary care center. Subjects and Methods:
Sulfekar Meera Sainaba   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Strangulating Ileocolic Intussusception in Pregnancy [PDF]

open access: yesThe Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India, 2012
Intestinal obstruction in general, and intussusceptions in particular, is an uncommon clinical event which may complicate pregnancy with significant maternal and fetal mortality. We report a case of strangulating ileocolic intussusception during pregnancy at 22 weeks of gestation and its successful management.
Pravinkumar P, Wasadikar   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Rare Concurrent Ileoileal and Ileocolic Intussusceptions in a Child Presenting With Painless Hematochezia

open access: yesPediatrics and Neonatology, 2010
Double-site intussusceptions are very rare in children, and only a few have been reported. Here, we report a 17-month-old boy with double intussusceptions, whose clinical manifestations were painless hematochezia and anemia.
Jr-Rung Shiu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intussusception in Children with a Pathological Appendix Acting as a "Lead Point" - A Series of 3 Cases [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015
Meckel’s diverticulum is commonest lead point for intussusception in children. Appendix is part of the intusssusception of the commonest ileocolic type but appendix as lead point for intussusception is rare.
SANJEEV B. JOSHI   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Paediatric small-bowel intussusception on ultrasound – a case report with differentiating features from the ileocolic subtype

open access: yesJournal of Ultrasonography, 2021
Aim of the study: Intussusception is a common paediatric emergency which can be diagnosed with relative certainty by ultrasonography in trained hands.
Mendiratta Pushkar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Shear wave elastography evaluation in predicting the success of ultrasound-guided saline enema hydrostatic reduction technique in ileocolic intussusception.

open access: yes, 2022
Background Intussusception is the invagination of the proximal intestinal segment into the distal portion. Reduction procedures with fluid or air have been used as the primary treatment of choice in clinically stable children.
Boyunaga, Öznur Leman   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Ileocolic Intussusception as the Presenting Symptom of Primary Enteric Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection in a 7-Month-Old Infant [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Ileocolic intussusception is the invagination of ileum into the colon. In a subset of patients, the disease is caused by mesenteric lymphadenopathy in response to (viral) infection.
Ouwendijk, W.J.D. (Werner)   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Intussusception [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
History of present illness: A 2-year-old boy presented to the Emergency Department with a 2-day history of episodic abdominal pain associated with non-bloody, non-bilious vomiting.
Jakubowski, Julian   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Mesenteric Lymphatic Dysfunction as the Initiating Event in Crohn's Disease: Toward an Outside‐In Paradigm

open access: yesJCC Plus, Volume 1, Issue 4, July 2026.
Mesenteric lymphatic dysfunction promotes immune cell accumulation and chronic inflammation, leading to creeping fat formation. Progressive activity drives transmural inflammation. ABSTRACT Crohn's disease (CD) has traditionally been explained by an “inside‐out” model, in which disruption of the intestinal mucosal barrier allows luminal bacteria to ...
Takayuki Ogino   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Meckel's Diverticulum Causing Sigmoid Knotting and Closed‐Loop Obstruction: A Rare Case Report From a Resource‐Limited Setting

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Meckel's diverticulum rarely causes large bowel obstruction through a fibrous band, leading to sigmoid knotting and closed‐loop gangrene. In patients presenting with acute intestinal obstruction without prior abdominal surgery, this etiology should be considered.
Biruk Umer Mohammed   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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