Ileocolic invagination as a complication of a cecal adenocarcinoma

<p>Ileocolic invagination in the adult may be caused by adenocarcinoma and lead to intestinal obstruction. We report a case of a cecal adenocarcinoma that was complicated by an ileocolic invagination in a 38 year old female, diagnosed on a contrast enhanced CT scan of the abdomen and h...

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Main Authors: Inneke Willekens, Frederik Vandenbroucke, Yves Van Nieuwenhove, Anne Hoorens, Johan de Mey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EduRad Publishing 2008-11-01
Series:Journal of Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
CT
Online Access:http://www.radiologycases.com/index.php/radiologycases/article/view/45
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spelling doaj-ffeef1a5398a47599a4d8afc15a8ac572020-11-24T23:14:57ZengEduRad PublishingJournal of Radiology Case Reports1943-09222008-11-0125293210.3941/jrcr.v2i5.45Ileocolic invagination as a complication of a cecal adenocarcinomaInneke WillekensFrederik VandenbrouckeYves Van NieuwenhoveAnne HoorensJohan de Mey<p>Ileocolic invagination in the adult may be caused by adenocarcinoma and lead to intestinal obstruction. We report a case of a cecal adenocarcinoma that was complicated by an ileocolic invagination in a 38 year old female, diagnosed on a contrast enhanced CT scan of the abdomen and highlights the importance of contrast enhanced CT for diagnosis of ileocolic invagination.</p> http://www.radiologycases.com/index.php/radiologycases/article/view/45invaginationadenocarcinomaadultCT
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author Inneke Willekens
Frederik Vandenbroucke
Yves Van Nieuwenhove
Anne Hoorens
Johan de Mey
spellingShingle Inneke Willekens
Frederik Vandenbroucke
Yves Van Nieuwenhove
Anne Hoorens
Johan de Mey
Ileocolic invagination as a complication of a cecal adenocarcinoma
Journal of Radiology Case Reports
invagination
adenocarcinoma
adult
CT
author_facet Inneke Willekens
Frederik Vandenbroucke
Yves Van Nieuwenhove
Anne Hoorens
Johan de Mey
author_sort Inneke Willekens
title Ileocolic invagination as a complication of a cecal adenocarcinoma
title_short Ileocolic invagination as a complication of a cecal adenocarcinoma
title_full Ileocolic invagination as a complication of a cecal adenocarcinoma
title_fullStr Ileocolic invagination as a complication of a cecal adenocarcinoma
title_full_unstemmed Ileocolic invagination as a complication of a cecal adenocarcinoma
title_sort ileocolic invagination as a complication of a cecal adenocarcinoma
publisher EduRad Publishing
series Journal of Radiology Case Reports
issn 1943-0922
publishDate 2008-11-01
description <p>Ileocolic invagination in the adult may be caused by adenocarcinoma and lead to intestinal obstruction. We report a case of a cecal adenocarcinoma that was complicated by an ileocolic invagination in a 38 year old female, diagnosed on a contrast enhanced CT scan of the abdomen and highlights the importance of contrast enhanced CT for diagnosis of ileocolic invagination.</p>
topic invagination
adenocarcinoma
adult
CT
url http://www.radiologycases.com/index.php/radiologycases/article/view/45
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