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[Viral small bowel intussusception: a rare cause of intestinal obstruction]

V Constantin1, A Ciudin, F Popa

  • 1Clinica de Chirurgie, Spitalul de Urgenţa Sf. Pantelimon, Bucureşti.

Chirurgia (Bucharest, Romania : 1990)
|April 7, 2007
PubMed

Insights

Adult ileal intussusception, a rare cause of bowel obstruction, is often mistaken for other abdominal issues. This study attributes two adult cases to viral gastroenteritis, highlighting a less common etiology.

Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Surgical Pathology

Background:

  • Ileal intussusception is a rare cause of bowel obstruction, predominantly seen in pediatric surgery.
  • While pediatric cases present with varied symptoms, adult intussusception typically manifests as clear intestinal obstruction.

Observation:

  • Presents two adult clinical cases of small bowel intussusception.
  • Initial pathogenesis was unclear, with pathology revealing only minor inflammation and reactive lymph nodes.

Findings:

  • Etiology of intussusception was ultimately linked to viral infection causing gastroenteritis.
  • Diagnosis was based on integrated clinical and pathological evidence.

Implications:

  • Suggests viral gastroenteritis as a potential, albeit uncommon, cause of adult ileal intussusception.
  • Highlights the importance of considering infectious etiologies in unexplained adult intussusception cases.

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