Adult intussusception caused by inverted Meckel's diverticulum treated with operation.
10.12701/yujm.2016.33.2.116
- Author:
Sung Yun LEE
1
;
Jae Yoon JEONG
;
Seung Hyun HONG
;
Seung Min WOO
;
Su Heui LEE
;
Hyun Joo YOU
;
Dong Won KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Daerim Saint Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea. jyjeong76@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Abdominal pain;
Intussusception;
Meckel's diverticulum
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Adult*;
Biopsy;
Female;
Gastric Mucosa;
Humans;
Intestines;
Intussusception*;
Meckel Diverticulum*
- From:Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
2016;33(2):116-119
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Intussusception is a serious disease where part of the intestine slides into an adjacent part of the intestine. Adult intussusception is mainly due to benign or malignant neoplasm. Therefore, in most cases of adult intussusception, treatment by surgery would be preferable to conservative therapy. However, we report on a 28-year-old female patient who underwent intussusception operation delayed 3 months. Abdominal computed tomography 3 months ago showed a small bowel intussusception measuring 20 cm long. Three months later, the previously identified small bowel intussusception appeared without change. The patient underwent surgery, and ectopic gastric mucosa was observed in the biopsy. Therefore, Meckel's diverticulum was diagnosed.
