title: Intussusception as a Cause of Bowel Obstruction in Adults from a Resource Limited Area, Cameroon.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Intussusception refers to the telescoping of a proximal segment of bowel into a distal segment. It is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in adulthood.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report two cases of adult intussusception in a post-operative period following Caesarean Section (with no lead point) and Appendicectomy (due to colonic adenocarcinoma) respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Though rare in adulthood, intussusception should be considered as a differential diagnosis to bowel obstruction in adults even in the post-operative period.
authors.affiliation: University of Buea, Faculty of Health Sciences and Tubah District Hospital, Cameroon.
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Aminde
authors.affiliation: University of Buea, Faculty of Health Sciences and Tubah District Hospital, Cameroon.
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Bonko
authors.affiliation: Global Health Systems Solutions, Limbe, Cameroon.
authors.forename: N F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Takah
authors.affiliation: Global Health Systems Solutions, Limbe, Cameroon.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Awungafac
authors.affiliation: Tubah District Hospital, North West Region, Cameroon.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Teno
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications; D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002163:Cameroon; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007443:Intussusception / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy
keywords: Adult intussusception; Aetiology; Cameroon; colonic adenocarcinoma; post-operative intestinal obstruction