title: Cannabis intake and intussusception: an accidental association?
abstract: Most intussusception cases in adults have an organic cause and their treatment is surgical. In some cases, there is no injury associated with intussusception and we can opt for conservative management. In our clinical practice we have shown the presence of intussusceptions in the absence of structural damage associated with chronic cannabis with a good course after conservative management. We describe three cases of recurrent intussusception in cannabis users, suggesting a relationship between cannabis use and the incidence of intussusception.
authors.affiliation: Aparato Digestivo, Hospital de Galdakao-Usansolo, España.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernández-Atutxa
authors.affiliation: Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo.
authors.forename: Leticia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: de Castro
authors.affiliation: Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo.
authors.forename: Juan Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Arévalo-Senra
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Radiología, Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Langara
authors.affiliation: Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo.
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cabriada-Nuño
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000072700:Conservative Treatment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007443:Intussusception / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008385:Marijuana Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*