title: [Ileum intussusception in an adult: a case report].
abstract: Intussusception in adults is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction and is usually secondary to some lesion in the gastrointestinal tract. We report a case of intestinal obstruction due to ileo-ileal intussusception, an inflammatory fibroid polyp formed the leading edge of the intussusceptum, which is a rare polypoidal lesion of the gastrointestinal tract.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologiques, CHU du Sart-Tilman, Liège, Belgique.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dome
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Taziaux
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boniver
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fridman
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Delbecque
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D007443:Intussusception / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications*