title: Ileocolic Intussusception in a Leukemic Adult Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
abstract: We present a rare case of intussusception in a 41-year-old man with acute myeloid leukemia without an evidence of leukemic infiltration of the bowel. The patient presented to the emergency room with right lower quadrant pain. Initially he was diagnosed with typhlitis. CT scan was done and showed ileocolic intussusception without a definitive lead point identified. Patient underwent hemicolectomy and histopathological study of the specimen did not show any leukemic infiltrate. High suspicion of intussusception should be kept in mind with leukemic patients presenting with abdominal pain.
authors.affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
authors.forename: Ayoub
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-2566-0972
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Innabi
authors.affiliation: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
authors.forename: Wa'el
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tuqan
authors.affiliation: Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE.
authors.forename: Alia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alawneh
authors.affiliation: King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan.
authors.forename: Alaa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saleh
authors.affiliation: King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan.
authors.forename: Kamal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alrabi
authors.affiliation: King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan.
authors.forename: Lina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marei