Intestinal Obstruction Caused by Ileocolic and Colocolic Intussusception in an Adult Patient with Cecal Lipoma

Introduction. Intussusception is a rare clinical entity in adults (<1% of intestinal obstructions). Colonic intussusception is even rarer, particularly when caused by lipomas. Case Presentation. A 47-year-old woman presented to our emergency department complaining of abdominal pain with vomiting...

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Main Authors: Tiziana Casiraghi, Alessandro Masetto, Massimo Beltramo, Mauro Girlando, Camillo Di Bella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3519606