Intussusception in intestinal lymphoma: the role of colonoscopy.
Intussusception is a well known complication and sometimes the presenting symptom of intestinal lymphoma. The final diagnosis in most patients is made by surgery. We report a 12 year old boy with intussusception in whom the diagnosis was established by colonoscopy and surgery was avoided.
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Department of Gastroenterology and Radiology, Hadassah University Hospital, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
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D002648:Child; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007080:Ileocecal Valve; D007443:Intussusception / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male