We present the case of a 76-year-old man with gastroduodenal intussusception secondary to a gastric hyperplastic polyp. Intussusception in the adult population occurs infrequently. Our patient presented with gastroduodenal intussusception, which is very uncommon and accounts for <10% of all types of intussusception. This case is unique in that partial endoscopic resection of the gastric hyperpl...

Intussusception is a common surgical presentation in paediatrics, however it rare adults. It reported to be the cause of as few 1% small bowel obstruction cases adults.1 Unlike majority paediatric presentations which tend idiopathic, almost all adult are secondary pathological lesions.2,3 We present case ileocolic intussusception 32-year-old male with no significant past medical history. CT abd...

To facilitate the assessment of the safety profile of rotavirus vaccines effectively, baseline data on intussusception are important for comparison with intussusception rates following the introduction of vaccine. The aim of the study was to describe epidemiological and clinical features of intussusception in children aged less than five years in an Indian medical facility. Hospital data on int...

INTRODUCTION Intussusception in adults is a rare cause of bowel obstruction. Endometriosis of the bowel is also a rare entity that can be the cause of bowel obstruction. Here, we report a rare case of intussusception secondary to endometriosis of the cecum. PRESENTATION OF CASE A 40-year-old woman presented to the hospital with a one-week history of intermittent epigastric pain. On physical e...

Intussusception is a relatively frequent cause of bowel obstruction in infancy, but it accounts for only 02% the adult population. The median age presentation adults with intussusception sixth to seventh decade. In vast majority intussusceptions, there demonstrable inflammatory lesion or neoplasm that serves as lead point intussusception. However, up 20% cases are idiopathic. Neoplasms causing ...

Heterotopic pancreas is an uncommon developmental anomaly of upper gastrointestinal tract. Heterotopic pancreas tissue is very rarely found in ileum. Intussusception in children is usually idiopathic, but definitive aetiology can be established in 90% of adult cases. We are reporting a case of pancreatic heterotopia presenting as a lead point of ileo-ileal intussusception in a 1year 3month year...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of clinical features and pathological lead points in recurrent intussusception, with a special focus on the risk factors that lead to recurrent intussusception. DESIGN This is a retrospective cohort study. A 5-year retrospective study was performed between January 2012 and July 2016 in the Children's Hospital of Soochow University, S...