title: Chronic Intussusception Caused by Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma in a 6-Year-Old Girl Presenting with Abdominal Pain and Constipation for 2 Months.
abstract: The classical triad of abdominal pain, vomiting, and bloody stool is absent in chronic intussusception for more than 2 weeks. Here, we report a 6-year-old female with recurrent abdominal pain for 2 months. Ultrasonography of the abdomen revealed an ileocolic-type intussusception. The lesion accompanying the tight fibrous adhesion was treated by resection and ileocolic anastomosis. It was diagnosed as intussusception with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. A high index of suspicion for abdominal pain in children should result in the correct diagnosis and appropriate management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sun-Hee
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-0554-2250
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Ah
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-6629-955X
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyu Yeoun
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-9520-9952
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Won
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D003248:Constipation / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007443:Intussusception / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Abdominal Pain; Child; Chronic; Intussusception
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