Intussusception as a Cause of Bowel Obstruction in Adults from a Resource Limited Area, Cameroon
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BACKGROUND Intussusception refers to the telescoping of a proximal segment of bowel into a distal segment. It is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in adulthood. CASE DETAILS We report two cases of adult intussusception in a post-operative period following Caesarean Section (with no lead point) and Appendicectomy (due to colonic adenocarcinoma) respectively. CONCLUSION Though rare in adulthood, intussusception should be considered as a differential diagnosis to bowel obstruction in adults even in the post-operative period.
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دوره 25 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015