Giant ileocolic intussusception in an adult induced by a double ileal lipoma: a case report with pathologic correlation.
Intussusception in adults is rare, accounting for less than 5% of all cases. Unlike the childhood variant, adult intussusception is often associated with a small bowel lesion acting as the "lead point." We herein report an uncommon case of giant intussusception secondary to 2 separate lipomatous lesions located in the ileum, in an adult admitted to our hospital for acute severe abdominal pain.
Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Patras, Leoforos Ippokratous, 26500 Rion, Patras, Greece.
Pantelis
P
Kraniotis
Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Patras, Leoforos Ippokratous, 26500 Rion, Patras, Greece.
Georgios
G
Pastromas
Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Patras, Leoforos Ippokratous, 26500 Rion, Patras, Greece.
Irene
I
Tsota
Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Patras, Leoforos Ippokratous, 26500 Rion, Patras, Greece.
Maria
M
Patsoura
Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Patras, Leoforos Ippokratous, 26500 Rion, Patras, Greece.
Theodore
T
Petsas