title: Ileocolorectal intussusception due to caecal hamartoma.
abstract: Although 75% of intussusceptions occur within the first two years of life, they can also develop in teenage years. This is a case report of a 13-year old boy with an ileocolorectal intussusception from a large caecal hamartoma (10 x 6 x 2 cm3) adjacent to the ileocaecal valve. Partial resection of the ascending colon and terminal ileum was performed, and the pathology of the resected mass revealed a hamartoma. Ileocolorectal intussusception secondary to hamartoma represents a particularly rare event in the paediatric population. With early surgical intervention, this patient's outcome was uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Division of Paediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: G Y
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Diau
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007080:Ileocecal Valve; D007443:Intussusception / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery