[Intestinal intussusception in young adults: literature review].
Although intussusception is the main cause of intestinal obstruction in the pediatric population, it is a rare condition in adults, and when it happens, the clinical characteristics differ a lot from the pediatric group. The purpose of this article is to report a case of a 16 years-old male that was seen at the Emergency Room of the University Hospital of São Paulo with an intestinal intussusception as the first clinical presentation of a Burkitt lymphoma. A literature review was carried out and relevant aspects of the case are discussed.
Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, BR. bernardonb@uol.com.br
Bernardo Nogueira
BN
Batista
Linda Ferreira
LF
Maximiano
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000150:complications*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D007443:Intussusception / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male