A Case of Intussusception Induced by Intestinal Tuberculosis.
- Author:
Eui Soo HONG
1
;
Kye Sook KWON
;
Seok JEONG
;
Sun Hoo KIM
;
Hyeon Geun CHO
;
Pum Soo KIM
;
Don Haeng YEE
;
Yong Woon SHIN
;
Young Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University, College of Medicine, Sungnam, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Intussusception;
Intestinal tuberculosis;
Adult
- MeSH:
Adult;
Child;
Humans;
Intussusception*;
Ischemia;
Middle Aged;
Postoperative Complications;
Tuberculosis*;
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1998;18(1):99-105
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Although intussusception is primarily a disease of children, about 5 to 10 percent of cases occur in adults. The underlying causes of adult intussusception are tumor, postoperative complication, local bowel ischemia, abnormal motility and rarely intestinal tuberculosis. Recently, we experienced a 62-year-old man with intussusception underlying pulmonary tuberculosis. The postoperative pathologic finding was intestinal tuberculosis. For its rarity, we report this case with review of literatures.
