Ileo-ileal intussusception and gastrointestinal bleeding caused by incidental heterotopic pancreas: four case reports

Heterotopic Pancreas Leading to Ileo-Ileal Intussusception

A heterotopic pancreas as the lead point of ileo-ileal intussusception is extremely rare. A 12-year-old previously healthy boy, presented to the emergency room with the complaint of severe abdominal pain for the last 6-8 hours. A preoperative diagnosis of ileo-ileal intussusception was made on ultrasound and an emergency exploratory laparotomy was done. At laparotomy an ileo-ileal intussuscepti...

Heterotopic Pancreas: A Rare Cause of Ileo-Ileal Intussusception

BACKGROUND Heterotopic pancreas is a rare developmental anomaly defined as pancreatic tissue found on ectopic sites without contiguity with the main pancreas. An isolated heterotopic pancreas as a cause of bowel intussusception is extremely rare. CASE REPORT A case of 47-year old male with multiple episodes of melena, constipation and abdominal pain for one year duration is presented. CT enet...

Adult Ileo-Ileal Intussusception Caused by Intestinal Lipoma

Adult Ileo-Ileal Intussusception Caused by Intestinal Lipoma

Intussusception is an invagination of a portion of bowel into distal segment. While common in children, it is a rare cause of bowel obstruction in adults and usually is caused by a lead point. Most causes of adult small bowel intussusceptions are benign intestinal lesions like lipoma, leiomyoma, neurofibroma, inflammatory polyps, and meckel diverticulum.1 Patients usually present with bowel obs...

adult ileo-ileal intussusception caused by intestinal lipoma

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