title: Adult intussusception--need for en-bloc resection.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Adult intussusception is an uncommon surgical presentation
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We report a case of adult intussusception, review the literature and discuss the optimal management.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe a woman who presented with severe abdominal pain and a large supra-umbilical mass. Ileocolic intussception was confirmed on CT, and a laparotomy and en-bloc resection were carried out. Postoperatively she made an uneventful recovery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Adult intussusception is a rare clinical presentation. En-bloc resection should be the surgical treatment of choice in the majority of cases due to the high percentage of malignant lead points.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: McCawley
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barry
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McGuinness
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Leahy
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007443:Intussusception / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography