TITLE:
Does Adult Intestinal Invagination Need Surgery? Report of a Case and Review of Literature
AUTHORS:
Carlos Leon-Espinoza, Maria Gomez-Mateo, Fernando Lopez-Mozos, Roberto Marti-Obiol, Juan Raga-Vazquez, Joaquin Ortega-Serrano
KEYWORDS:
Invagination, Intussusception, Vanek
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Clinical Medicine,
Vol.2 No.4,
September
30,
2011
ABSTRACT: Benign intestinal tumors are the most frequent cause of small bowel intussusception in adults. This report presents a case of a 67-year-old male with abdominal pain, leukocytosis and C-reactive protein elevation. After ultrasonography and double contrast CT-scan consistent with ileal intussusception patient underwent laparoscopy, which confirmed diagnose. Intestinal resection and anastomosis were performed via minilaparotomy. Further histological study showed a fibroid inflammatory polyp or Vanek’s tumor as intussusception’s lead point.