TITLE:
Colon Adenocarcinoma in a Retrograde Intussusception: A Case Report and Literature Review
AUTHORS:
Carlos Hernández Brito, Pedro Arredondo Ruiz, Brenda Paola Sáenz Dávila, Arsenio Torres Delgado, Luis Eduardo Méndez Turrubiates, Luis Ángel Amezcua Toledo, Omar Josué Herrera López
KEYWORDS:
Colon Cancer, Colon Adenocarcinoma, Colonic Intussusception, Intussusception
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Gastroenterology,
Vol.14 No.5,
May
13,
2024
ABSTRACT: Background: Intussusception is defined as a telescoping of a proximal gastrointestinal segment with its mesentery to a distal one, only 5% occur in adults and in colon the probability that it is caused by a malignant disease is up to 65%. Only 1% occurs in a retrograde manner, the rest occur in an anterograde manner. Aim: Describe the clinical presentation of an intussusception in the adult patient as well as its most frequent causes and possible complications that influence decision making for a definitive treatment. Case Presentation: A 66-year-old woman diagnosed with colon adenocarcinoma who underwent elective transverse colectomy and colonic anastomosis with an incidental finding of a transverse colon tumor in a retrograde intussusception was studied. Conclusion: In any adult patient with an intussusception especially in colon a neoplasia should be suspected and the affected segment should be resected without being reduced due to the risk of perforation and tumor dissemination.