title: Colocolonic intussusception secondary to juvenile polyp, case report.
abstract: Colocolonic intussusception is a rare event because the descending colon lies fixed in the retroperitoneal position. We present a ease of colocolonic intussusception in a 17-year-old boy due to multiple juvenile polyps. The patient was treated by left hemicolectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Fassa University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maghbool
authors.forename: Negar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Azarpira
authors.forename: Saeed Reza Ba
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Ezzat
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zeraatian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D044483:Intestinal Polyposis / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007443:Intussusception / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009386:Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed