Small bowel intussusception in the adult caused by ileal submucous lipoma
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.23938/ASSN.0076Keywords:
Intussusception. Ileal lipoma. Intestinal tumor. Bowel obstruction.Abstract
We present the case of a 68 year-old male patient with secondary intestinal intussuspection due to a submucous lipoma of the ileum. This is a rare entity in adults and is usually due to an organic lesion. The clinical manifestation is characterized by vomiting, abdominal pain and melenas.
In our case the patient, following a colonoscopy and an abdominal CAT, was subjected to an extended resection of caecum and terminal ilium.
At present, the precision of the etiological diagnosis of intussuspections has increased thanks to the development of image tests, like CAT. Early surgical treatment is recommended, without intraoperative deintussuspection given the high risk of presenting a malign or ischemic lesion in the adult.Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2015 Anales del Sistema Sanitario de Navarra
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
La revista Anales del Sistema Sanitario de Navarra es publicada por el Departamento de Salud del Gobierno de Navarra (España), quien conserva los derechos patrimoniales (copyright ) sobre el artículo publicado y favorece y permite la difusión del mismo bajo licencia Creative Commons Reconocimiento-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-SA 4.0). Esta licencia permite copiar, usar, difundir, transmitir y exponer públicamente el artículo, siempre que siempre que se cite la autoría y la publicación inicial en Anales del Sistema Sanitario de Navarra, y se distinga la existencia de esta licencia de uso.
