title: Adult postoperative intussusception following transverse colectomy--a rare complication.
abstract: Postoperative intussusception is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in adults. We report a case of postoperative jejunojejunal intussusception in a 45-year-old female following a transverse colectomy for a colonic tumour. The patient presented with intermittent bowel obstruction on the fourth day of her operation. A re-laparotomy performed on day twenty one revealed a jejunojejunal intussusception as the cause for the obstruction. This is a rare cause of postoperative small bowel obstruction, and the pathogenesis and diagnosis of postoperative intussusception in the adult is discussed in the case report.
authors.affiliation: Fiji School of Medicine, Suva, Fiji. jawaleatul@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Atul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jawale
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Murari
authors.forename: Wallyjon
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Para
authors.forename: Akhtar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ali
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003082:Colectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007443:Intussusception / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation