title: [Intestinal invagination in adults: 3 case reports].
abstract: The Authors report their experience in the surgical management of three adults affected by intussusception. The different symptoms and different diagnostic approach, compared to those of childhood, induced the Authors to some evaluations on pathophysiology of intussusception in adults. On the basis of the different pathogenesis some differential criteria between the two forms are stressed, finally suggesting a systematic surgical approach in adults.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chirurgia ed Emergenze Chirurgiche, Università degli Studi di Perugia.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Burattini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baffa
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Corneli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cristofani
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Campi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morabito
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prestipino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Servoli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bartoli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007080:Ileocecal Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007443:Intussusception / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed