Invaginación de intestino delgado en un adulto, rara urgencia quirúrgica. Reporte de caso y revisión de la literatura

Héctor Daniel Montes Lainez; Cristhian Xavier Chica Lozada; Ruth Alexandra Díaz Vega; Luis Eduardo Naranjo Tipan; Kely Elvira Arias Quevedo; Ginger Maite González Yépez; Francisco Adrian Calderón Moreano; Gabriela Mercedes Ramírez Moya; Virginia Andrea González Palacios; Manuel Andrés Quinteros Morán; Stephanie Susana Alberca Bonilla; Jean Carlos Cabrera Espinoza; Pamela Elizabeth Vega Chanalata

doi:10.56294/saludcyt2023540

Case Report

Published: 2023-09-14

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56294/saludcyt2023540

Small bowel intussusception in an adult, a rare surgical emergency. Case report and literature review

Abstract

Intussusception or intussusception in the adult corresponds to a rare etiology of intestinal obstruction representing only 0.08% of abdominal surgeries in the world, unlike its presentation in childhood most of these have an underlying organic cause. We present the case of a 55-year-old middle-aged woman with no underlying pathology who presented with repetitive symptoms of intestinal pseudo-occlusion. With the help of imaging studies, the site of obstruction was visualized and she underwent exploratory laparotomy where small bowel invagination was evidenced due to a tumorous process, resection and anastomosis were performed with a rapid recovery and then small bowel adenocarcinoma was confirmed. In conclusion, we must take into account that this rare pathology could occur in patients with signs of occlusion not so clear in order to offer an effective and timely surgical treatment.

Keywords:

Surgery,

Oncologic Surgery,

Cancer ,

Intestinal Obstruction,

Intussusception,

How to Cite

Montes Lainez HD, Chica Lozada CX, Díaz Vega RA, Naranjo Tipan LE, Arias Quevedo KE, González Yépez GM, Calderón Moreano FA, Ramírez Moya GM, González Palacios VA, Quinteros Morán MA, Alberca Bonilla SS, Cabrera Espinoza JC, Vega Chanalata PE. Small bowel intussusception in an adult, a rare surgical emergency. Case report and literature review. Salud, Ciencia y Tecnología [Internet]. 2023 Sep. 14 [cited 2024 Jul. 27];3:540. Available from: https://revista.saludcyt.ar/ojs/index.php/sct/article/view/540

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