A Case of Colonic Intussusception Occurring after Colonoscopic Polypectomy.
- Author:
Sa Il KIM
1
;
Yong Cheol JEON
;
Gil Woo LEE
;
Young Taek KIM
;
Tae Yeob KIM
;
Chang Soo EUN
;
Dong Soo HAN
;
Joo Hyun SOHN
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Guri, Korea. ycjeon@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Colonoscopy;
Polypectomy;
Intussusception
- MeSH:
Adult;
Colon;
Colon, Transverse;
Colonoscopy;
Humans;
Intussusception;
Rare Diseases
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2010;41(3):172-175
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Intestinal intussusception in adults is a rare disease. Most of the cases of adult intussusception are secondary to a definable lesion, and so surgical treatment generally needed. Intussusception that occurs after colonoscopic polypectomy is apparently a rare malady. A 77-year old man undergoing colonoscopic polypectomy was diagnosed as having colonic intussusception at the hepatic flexure. As there was no clinical improvement with conservative treatment, he underwent segmental resection of the ascending and transverse colon. Pathologic examination revealed that the colonoscopic polypectomy site was a leading point of the intussusception.
