In intussusception, usually a part of the small intestine invaginates (folds into) into another section of intestine. It is like part of a collapsible tubular telescope of a camera that retract into ...

Introduction: Intussusception is a telescoping of a bowel segment into another and it can be a surgical urgency. Most adult intussusceptions arise from a lead point which can be benign or malignant.

Department of General Surgery, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China Introduction: Adult intussusception is a rare disease that is difficult to diagnose and treat and is even rarer ...

Intussusception is a common cause of blockage in the intestine in young children. It is rarer in adults and is usually due to an underlying condition. The condition can cause pain and severe ...

Intussusception is a rare phenomenon in adults which is typically associated with neoplasms, post-operative adhesions, strictures, inflammatory bowel diseases, and endometriosis. With the rise of ...

A 55-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital reporting of nausea, vomiting and anorexia. One month before admission, she had been diagnosed with lung cancer with intestinal metastasis. A CT scan ...

Department of General Surgery, Tanta University Hospital, Tanta, Egypt. Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is a rare inherited autosomal dominant disorder, first described by Peutz in 1921 and Jeghers in ...