Intussusception of the appendix is an extremely rare condition. Although approximately 200 cases of appendiceal intussusception have been reported in the literature, very few have ever been diagnosed preoperatively. We report a case of appendiceal intussusception secondary to endometriosis in an otherwise healthy female. The case was diagnosed preoperatively by colonoscopy and treated surgicall...

Intussusception is by far the disease of childhood and it is usually a primary pathology (unknown cause) in the children. Adulthood intussusception is rare and usually secondary to an intraluminal mass (tumour, lymph nodes. Because of its rarity in the adults Intussusception presents a diagnostic dilemma in the clinical practice and can be missed easily. Being a diagnostic dilemma n adult patie...

Adult intussusception is rare, accounting for only 5% of all intussusceptions, for which preoperative diagnosis is difficult. We herein report a preoperatively diagnosed case of adult intussusception caused by a small bowel lipoma. A 33-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with three weeks history of colicky epigastric pain. Computed tomography revealed thickening of the ileal wall suggest...

Abstract Background Intussusception is the most frequent cause of bowel obstruction in infants and toddlers; idiopathic intussusception occurs predominantly under age 3 rare after 6 years; highest incidence between 4 9 months; gold standard for treatment non-operative reduction. This research will tackle problem pediatric our center which largest tertiary region. The primary outcome to study pr...

BACKGROUND The rhesus-human rotavirus reassortant-tetravalent vaccine (RRV-TV) was licensed on August, 31, 1998, and subsequently recommended for routine infant immunizations in the United States. After approximately 1 million doses had been administered, an increase in acute risk of intussusception in vaccinees led to the suspension of the use of RRV-TV and its withdrawal from the market. Thes...

BACKGROUND Adult intussusception is rare. It is expected to be found in 1/30,000 of all hospital admissions, 1/1300 of all abdominal operations, 1/30-1/100 of all cases operated for intestinal obstruction and one case of adult intussusception for every 20 childhood ones. METHODS The authors encountered 4 cases of adult intussusception. M:F ratio was 1:1. Mean age was 47years. Small bowel obst...

BACKGROUND Intussusception is a form of intestinal obstruction in which a segment of the bowel prolapses into a more distal segment. Our investigation began on May 27, 1999, after nine cases of infants who had intussusception after receiving the tetravalent rhesus-human reassortant rotavirus vaccine (RRV-TV) were reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. METHODS In 19 states, we...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE With the advent of laparoscopy into pediatric surgical filed and with experience gaining, as well as, improvement in instrumentation, it has been used in management of different conditions, including intussusception. However, there is no universal acceptance regarding its role in reduction of intussusception. This is due to the early reports of high conversion rate and ...

Recurrent intussusception is a management dilemma and have many causes. We report a 22-month old boy who presented multiple times for recurrent intussusception. At diagnostic work-up he was found to be suffering from non-IgE food allergy. The child did not develop further episodes of intussusception after removal of allergenic diet.

Intussusception in adults is rare, accounting for less than 5% of all cases. Unlike the childhood variant, adult intussusception is often associated with a small bowel lesion acting as the "lead point." We herein report an uncommon case of giant intussusception secondary to 2 separate lipomatous lesions located in the ileum, in an adult admitted to our hospital for acute severe abdominal pain.