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Sigmoido-rectal intussusception.

Amanda C Filiberto¹, Tyler J Loftus¹, Sanda A Tan¹

¹Department of Surgery, University of Florida Health, Gainesville, FL, USA.

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports

|June 21, 2019

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Sigmoid cancer can rarely cause rectal prolapse due to intussusception. This case highlights the importance of investigating malignancy in adult rectal prolapse for appropriate surgical intervention.

Area of Science:

Gastroenterology
Surgical Oncology
Colorectal Surgery

Background:

Rectal prolapse typically has benign causes.

Keywords:

cancer computed tomography gastroenterology/hepatology imaging intussusception magnetic resonance imaging oncology rectal prolapse surgery

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