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Intestinal intussusception in an adult diagnosed by colonoscopy, an uncommon way to discover this entity.

dc.contributor.authorJiménez Rosales, Rita
dc.contributor.authorRodríguez-Sicilia, María José
dc.contributor.authorRedondo-Cerezo, Eduardo
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-09T10:37:38Z
dc.date.available2023-02-09T10:37:38Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractIntestinal intussusception is a condition usually observed in pediatric patients and is rare in adults. It has been described as idiopathic or secondary to several etiologies. Intussusception occurring in the large bowel is more likely to have a malignant etiology. Abdominal computed tomography is the normal diagnostic modality. Colonoscopy may be helpful to distinguish benign from malignant lesions, prior to deciding an appropriate management. An endoscopy approach can be attempted in patients in whom a benign mass is suspected. However, surgery remains the mainstay in adult intussusception, especially when a malignant etiology cannot be ruled out. We present a rare case of colo-colonic intestinal intussusception in an adult diagnosed by outpatient colonoscopy, which is an uncommon way to discover this entity.
dc.identifier.doi10.17235/reed.2020.7064/2020
dc.identifier.issn1130-0108
dc.identifier.pmid33226248
dc.identifier.unpaywallURLhttps://doi.org/10.17235/reed.2020.7064/2020
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10668/16650
dc.issue.number12
dc.journal.titleRevista espanola de enfermedades digestivas : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva
dc.journal.titleabbreviationRev Esp Enferm Dig
dc.language.isoen
dc.organizationHospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves
dc.page.number961
dc.pubmedtypeCase Reports
dc.pubmedtypeJournal Article
dc.rights.accessRightsopen access
dc.subject.meshAdult
dc.subject.meshColon
dc.subject.meshColonoscopy
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshIntussusception
dc.subject.meshTomography, X-Ray Computed
dc.titleIntestinal intussusception in an adult diagnosed by colonoscopy, an uncommon way to discover this entity.
dc.typeresearch article
dc.type.hasVersionVoR
dc.volume.number112
dspace.entity.typePublication

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