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dc.contributor.authorChugthai, Saqib Zeeshan
dc.contributor.authorAtif, Abdul Hakeem
dc.contributor.authorChughtai, Jehan Zeb
dc.contributor.authorMiptah, Najaa Hayatul
dc.contributor.authorCouse, Neville
dc.date.accessioned2012-01-31T16:31:29Z
dc.date.available2012-01-31T16:31:29Z
dc.date.issued2012-01-31T16:31:29Z
dc.identifier.citationBMJ Case Rep. 2010;2010. pii: bcr03.2009.1707. Epub 2010 Jan 13.en_GB
dc.identifier.issn1757-790X (Electronic)en_GB
dc.identifier.pmid22242053en_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/bcr.03.2009.1707en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/205734
dc.description.abstractIntussusception is relatively common in children, but it is a rare cause of abdominal pain and intestinal obstruction in adults. The aetiology, clinical presentation and management of this condition differs in adults and children. Preoperative clinical diagnosis is usually difficult due to the non-specific and intermittent nature of the symptoms. Ultrasound and computed tomography can be helpful in establishing the diagnosis. We present a case of adult ileocolic intussusception with classical radiological signs and operative findings. In adults the diagnosis of intussusception should be considered in a case of intermittent abdominal pain, especially with clinical signs of intermittent bowel obstruction.
dc.language.isoengen_GB
dc.titleAdult ileocolic intussusception secondary to ileocaecal valve polyp.en_GB
dc.contributor.departmentLetterkenny General Hospital, Surgery, 135 Foxhills, Letterkenny, County Donegal,, Ireland.en_GB
dc.identifier.journalBMJ case reportsen_GB
dc.description.provinceUlster
html.description.abstractIntussusception is relatively common in children, but it is a rare cause of abdominal pain and intestinal obstruction in adults. The aetiology, clinical presentation and management of this condition differs in adults and children. Preoperative clinical diagnosis is usually difficult due to the non-specific and intermittent nature of the symptoms. Ultrasound and computed tomography can be helpful in establishing the diagnosis. We present a case of adult ileocolic intussusception with classical radiological signs and operative findings. In adults the diagnosis of intussusception should be considered in a case of intermittent abdominal pain, especially with clinical signs of intermittent bowel obstruction.


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