Adult intussuception as a cause of abdominal symptoms: a case report and review of literature

Adult intussuception as a cause of abdominal symptoms: a case report and review of literature

Intussusceptions are frequently encountered in children. In adults, they are uncommon and have a different etiology. Our case is one such example of a rare, pathologically proven, recto-rectal intussusception due to an adenocarcinoma with characteristic CT findings.

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Veröffentlicht in:Emergency radiology 2003-04, Vol.10 (1), p.53-56
Hauptverfasser: Shah, Rajeev K, Shaw, Stephanie A, Marroquin, Santiago, Tatum, James, Ernst, Randy E, Swischuk, Leonard E, Hernandez, Jose A
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Intussusceptions are frequently encountered in children. In adults, they are uncommon and have a different etiology. Our case is one such example of a rare, pathologically proven, recto-rectal intussusception due to an adenocarcinoma with characteristic CT findings.
ISSN:1070-3004
1438-1435
DOI:10.1007/s10140-002-0266-z