title: Postoperative intussusception following transverse colostomy: a case report with its pathogenesis.
abstract: Postoperative idiopathic intussusception is considered to be a distinct entity, and has been reported following different operations. We present a 45-year-old female with postoperative ileoileal intussusception following a transverse loop colostomy for sigmoid volvulus, in which there was a kinked loop of bowel forming the lead point. The pathogenesis and literature review of this disorder is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. vikalcsh@yahoo.com
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Shakya
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Koirala
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khaniya
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Adhikary
mesh_terms: D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003125:Colostomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007443:Intussusception / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome