Adenomyoma of the small intestine a rare pathological lead point for intussusception in an infant.
BACKGROUND
Intussusception is a typical abdominal emergency in early childhood.


METHODS
We report a case of an infant in the typically affected age group with an intussusception triggered by a rare benign intramural intestinal adenomyoma as a pathological lead point. The infant had the typical symptoms of a recurrent idiopathic ileocolic intussusception.


RESULTS
Idiopathic intussusception is frequent in the infant age group. Contrary to that, reports on pathological lead points for intussusceptions are sparse in the toddler age.


CONCLUSIONS
That case illustrates that even in intussusceptions in the typically affected age group, it is important to be aware of pathological lead points, especially if the intussusceptions are recurrent.
Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D-60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
You-Jung
YJ
Bak
Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D-60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Udo
U
Rolle
Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D-60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Stefan
S
Gfroerer
Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D-60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Henning C
HC
Fiegel
Intestinal adenomyoma; Intussusception; Pathological lead point