Idiopathic retrograde duodenojejunal intussusception in a patient with multiple congenital anomalies

Liana Mae Jajurie Lobo1, Marc Paul Jose Lopez2, Jan Miguel Deogracias2

  • 1Department of Surgery, University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines ljlobo@up.edu.ph.

BMJ Case Reports
|February 8, 2025
PubMed

This is a case of a woman in her late 20s with multiple musculoskeletal congenital anomalies presenting with a 1 week history of right lower quadrant abdominal pain. She was received dehydrated at the emergency department with a soft, non-tender abdomen. After resuscitation, CT imaging showed evidence of retrograde duodenojejunal intussusception. The patient eventually required a jejunal resection as intervention.

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