Adult jejunal intussusception : A rare case of intestinal obstruction in adults

Intussusception is the invagination of a proximal part of intestine into the adjacent distal part. Reported frequently in children, it forms a rare presentation in adults and can be difficult to diagnose preoperatively. Imaging modalities are increasingly being used for pre-operative diagnosis with almost all cases in adults being secondary to an intestinal lesion. Intra-operative management of such lesions in adults was mostly reported to be done by en-bloc resection without attempts at reduction, especially where a pre-operative diagnosis of a benign lesion was not in hand.
Source: International Journal of Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research