title: Transient small bowel intussusception in adults: an overlooked feature of coeliac disease.
abstract: Coeliac disease is the commonest immunological gastrointestinal disorder in the Western world. The symptoms of coeliac disease in adults are often non-specific, and a high index of suspicion may be required for timely diagnosis. We describe the case of a 46-year-old woman, with known dilated cardiomyopathy and pulmonary hypertension, who presented with non-specific abdominal symptoms, not initially attributed to gastrointestinal disease. Radiological investigations demonstrated transient small bowel intussusception without other abnormality, leading to the suggestion of coeliac disease as a cause, which was subsequently confirmed as the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: James Henry
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Briggs
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McKean
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Jonathan S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bungay
mesh_terms: D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004733:Enema; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007443:Intussusception / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed