منابع مشابه
Adult intussusception.
Recurrent abdominal pain is a common and challenging presenting chief complaint in the Emergency Department. Intussusception in adults, although rare, is an important etiology to consider. The diagnosis can often be delayed because of the nonspecific and intermittent nature of symptoms in adults. This report presents the case of a 37-year-old man with multiple Emergency Department visits for ab...
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Intussusception is defined as the invagination of one segment of the gastrointestinal tract and its mesentery (intussusceptum) into the lumen of an adjacent distal segment of the gastrointestinal tract (intussuscipiens). Sliding within the bowel is propelled by intestinal peristalsis and may lead to intestinal obstruction and ischemia. Adult intussusception is a rare condition wich can occur in...
متن کاملAdult intussusception
In their study of adult intussusception, Sarma et al reported that, over a 6-year period, 15 patients with the disease were identified in a tertiary hospital in South India [1]. It would be of interest to know the total number of admissions or patients in the same hospital during the study period to be reported by the authors, so that estimates of the frequency rates of the disease could have b...
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To cite: Azzopardi C, Vassallo E, Grech R, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2014-205597 DESCRIPTION Case report A 30-year-old woman presented with severe lower, colicky abdominal pain and difficulty in passing flatus. Clinical examination revealed suprapubic tenderness. An abdominal CTwas performed which revealed a soft-tissue mass in the pe...
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A 51-year-old woman had acute onset of emesis and midepigastric pain. Her medical history was significant for intermittent abdominal pain for which she had received a endoscopic workup 2 months prior to presentation, with negative results. The patient was tachycardic and had a tender and distended abdomen and a palpable mass in the hypogastrium. Her white blood cell count was 8,400/mm and hemat...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Saudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1658-631X
DOI: 10.4103/1658-631x.194254