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Adult intestinal intussusception is rare and often caused by a lesion, frequently malignant. Surgery is the standard treatment, with resection recommended for most cases.

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Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Surgical Oncology
  • Abdominal Imaging

Background:

  • Intestinal intussusception is uncommon in adults, unlike in children.
  • Adult intussusception is typically associated with an underlying pathological lead point, often a malignancy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the causes of adult intestinal intussusception.
  • To determine the optimal management strategies for adult intussusception.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of adult patients (over 18 years) diagnosed with intestinal intussusception.
  • Data collected from a tertiary university hospital between 1997 and 2007.

Main Results:

  • 16 adult patients (mean age 49) presented with abdominal pain.
  • An underlying lesion was identified in 87.5% of cases, with malignancy found in 50%.
  • Surgery was performed on all patients, with resection being the most common approach (87.5%).

Conclusions:

  • Adult intussusception often presents with nonspecific symptoms, frequently diagnosed during laparotomy.
  • An identifiable organic lesion is present in the majority of adult intussusception cases.
  • En bloc resection is the recommended surgical approach for ileocecal and colocolic intussusception.