title: Intussusception due to gastrointestinal stromal tumour of the colon: diagnosis by colonoscopy.
abstract: Intussusception of the intestine is rare in adults. We report a case of a 45-year-old male who presented with long-standing pyrexia of unknown origin, abdominal pain, gastrointestinal bleeding and constitutional symptoms. Colonoscopic examination revealed a large invaginated mass suggestive of colonic intussusception due to gastrointestinal stromal tumour of the colon. His symptoms disappeared after surgical removal of the tumour.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110 029.
authors.forename: Govind K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Makharia
authors.forename: Bhaskar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nandi
authors.forename: Vinay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Chattopadhyay
authors.forename: Rakesh K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Tandon
mesh_terms: D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007443:Intussusception / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged