Sonographic diagnosis of adult intussusception.
We describe three cases of adult intussusception in which ultrasonography provided the correct preoperative diagnosis. Patients underwent ultrasonography to investigate nonspecific acute abdominal pain; intussusception was not suspected. In all cases, the sonographic pattern was typical of intussusception and ultrasonography was the only diagnostic study. Bowel ischemia was not found at surgery in any patient.
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Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Gastroenterologia, Divisione di Medicina Interna, Ospedale S. Orsola-Malpighi, Via Albertoni 15, 40128 Bologna, Italy.
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D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D007443:Intussusception / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography