title: Severe pulmonary tuberculosis complicating Ileocecal intussusception due to intestinal tuberculosis: a case report.
abstract: Adult intussusception is a rare clinical entity that is most often caused by a tumor, such as a lipoma, adenoma, or malignant tumor. A case of adult intussusception due to intestinal tuberculosis of the ileocecal region is reported. There are few cases of intussusception due to intestinal tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Medical Science, Nagasaki, Japan. shigemoju@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Shigeki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Katsunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yanagihara
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Izumikawa
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seki
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kakeya
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Yoshitugu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Naofumi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suyama
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kohno
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D007080:Ileocecal Valve; D007443:Intussusception / Q000209:etiology*; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000150:complications*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications*