Severe pulmonary tuberculosis complicating Ileocecal intussusception due to intestinal tuberculosis: a case report.
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.
Nakamura
Shigeki
S
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Medical Science, Nagasaki, Japan. shigemoju@yahoo.co.jp
Yanagihara
Katsunori
K
Izumikawa
Koichi
K
Seki
Masafumi
M
Kakeya
Hiroshi
H
Yamamoto
Yoshihiro
Y
Miyazaki
Yoshitugu
Y
Suyama
Naofumi
N
Kohno
Shigeru
S
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*