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A Rare Case of Small Bowel Intussusception in an Elderly: A Case Report and Literature Review

Intussusception, a rare cause of bowel obstruction in adults, is even less common in the elderly population. Unlike pediatric cases, adult intussusception is primarily associated with pathologic diseases acting as lead points, often requiring surgical intervention. We present a case of an 84-year-ol...

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Autores principales: Raj, Rohan, Francis, Maya Ann, Francis, Deepa Treesa, Kaur, Parvinder, Chima, Rupert, Jamil, Niyaz A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10521763/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37767247
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.44204
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author Raj, Rohan
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description Intussusception, a rare cause of bowel obstruction in adults, is even less common in the elderly population. Unlike pediatric cases, adult intussusception is primarily associated with pathologic diseases acting as lead points, often requiring surgical intervention. We present a case of an 84-year-old male with a medical history significant for multiple comorbidities, who was diagnosed with a large segment jejunojejunal intussusception resulting in small bowel obstruction. Surgical management was recommended, and an exploratory laparotomy with bowel resection was performed, including the excision of the leading point. This case highlights the challenges in diagnosing adult intussusception and the importance of surgical intervention due to the high incidence of associated pathologic diseases.
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spelling pubmed-105217632023-09-27 A Rare Case of Small Bowel Intussusception in an Elderly: A Case Report and Literature Review Raj, Rohan Francis, Maya Ann Francis, Deepa Treesa Kaur, Parvinder Chima, Rupert Jamil, Niyaz A Cureus Gastroenterology Intussusception, a rare cause of bowel obstruction in adults, is even less common in the elderly population. Unlike pediatric cases, adult intussusception is primarily associated with pathologic diseases acting as lead points, often requiring surgical intervention. We present a case of an 84-year-old male with a medical history significant for multiple comorbidities, who was diagnosed with a large segment jejunojejunal intussusception resulting in small bowel obstruction. Surgical management was recommended, and an exploratory laparotomy with bowel resection was performed, including the excision of the leading point. This case highlights the challenges in diagnosing adult intussusception and the importance of surgical intervention due to the high incidence of associated pathologic diseases. Cureus 2023-08-27 /pmc/articles/PMC10521763/ /pubmed/37767247 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.44204 Text en Copyright © 2023, Raj et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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A Rare Case of Small Bowel Intussusception in an Elderly: A Case Report and Literature Review
title A Rare Case of Small Bowel Intussusception in an Elderly: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_full A Rare Case of Small Bowel Intussusception in an Elderly: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_fullStr A Rare Case of Small Bowel Intussusception in an Elderly: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed A Rare Case of Small Bowel Intussusception in an Elderly: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_short A Rare Case of Small Bowel Intussusception in an Elderly: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_sort rare case of small bowel intussusception in an elderly: a case report and literature review
topic Gastroenterology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10521763/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37767247
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.44204
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