title: Inverted Meckel's diverticulum causing intussusception in an adult.
abstract: Adult intussusception is rare, making-up only about 1% of the causes of bowel obstruction intussusception, secondary to an inverted Meckel's diverticulum, is also a rare occurrence. Chronic abdominal pain, lower gastrointestinal bleeding, and recurrent obstructive symptoms may lead to an unnecessary delay in diagnosis. This case report describes a rare cause of adult intestinal intussusception due to inverted Meckel's diverticulum. Intussusception was diagnosed on emergency ultrasound of the patient, who was successfully managed with surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Combined Military Hospital, Bahawalpur. umar1971@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Muhammad Umar
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Amin
authors.forename: Muhammad Khalid
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.forename: Rabia
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mahmood
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D006801:Humans; D007443:Intussusception / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012307:Risk Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography