title: Intussusception in adults.
abstract: Adult intussusception is a rare condition, chronic and recurring in nature, and presenting as intermittent intestinal obstruction. Surgeons generally have limited experience with it. We present 13 cases that have been treated in our department over a period of 19 years. In most of the cases there is an identifiable cause and it is often a malignancy. Awareness, plain abdominal films, barium enema and CT are valuable tools for diagnosis. Resection without reduction is the treatment of choice in most cases. In instances where resection would necessitate a permanent stoma, attempts at manual reduction are justified. Timely treatment, properly carried out, should result in a good prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Matter
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Assaff
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nash
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kunin
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eldar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000150:complications; D007443:Intussusception / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged