Chronic idiopathic intussusception: an unusual cause of intestinal obstruction in adults.
Intussusception, though common in children, occurs in adults as well, though infrequently. It constitutes only 1% of all cases of intestinal obstruction. The patients present with non-specific abdominal pain of long duration. This makes a clinical suspicion tricky and diagnosis challenging. Unless,...
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Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre,
2013-12.
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