title: Adult ileal intussusception: an unusual emergency condition.
abstract: Adult intussusception occurs infrequently and differs from the childhood condition in its presentation, cause, and treatment. Nonspecific symptoms can delay diagnosis; most cases are diagnosed at emergency laparotomy. Increased use of computed tomographic scanning to evaluate patients with abdominal pain can enhance reliable preoperative diagnosis. Treatment entails simple bowel resection in most cases. Reduction is controversial, especially in cases of colonic intussusception. This report describes the diagnosis and management of a case of adult ileal intussusception caused by an inflammatory fibroid polyp-a rare lesion of the gastrointestinal tract.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Gazi University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karamercan
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kurukahvecioglu
authors.forename: T Utku
authors.initials: TU
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Gülbin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aygencel
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aytaç
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sare
mesh_terms: D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007249:Inflammation; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D007443:Intussusception / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged