A rare cause of obstructive defecation in a 29-year-old woman: Ileo-colo-colonic intussusception treated by subtotal colectomy with posterior rectopexy

Adult intussusception is a rare clinical condition. In majority of adult cases, there is an underlying cause such as polyps or colon cancers. In the present study, a 29-year-old woman with intermittent and colicky abdominal pain, constipation, and painful defecation, accompanied with distention and...

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Published inTurkish Journal of Surgery Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 334 - 336
Main Authors Kunduz, Enver, Malya, Fatma Ümit, Mehdi, Elnur, Hasbahçeci, Mustafa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Turkey AVES 01.12.2018
Turkish Surgical Association
Turkish Journal of Surgery
Subjects
Abdomen
Adults
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case reports
Case studies
Colectomy
Colon
Diagnosis
Fecal incontinence
Intussusception
Pain
Pathology
Patients
Tumors
Turkey
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Summary:Adult intussusception is a rare clinical condition. In majority of adult cases, there is an underlying cause such as polyps or colon cancers. In the present study, a 29-year-old woman with intermittent and colicky abdominal pain, constipation, and painful defecation, accompanied with distention and sense of rectal fullness, was evaluated with computed tomography. Ileo-colo-colic intussusception was determined. Subtotal colectomy with posterior rectopexy was performed. After the surgery, she was doing well at 13-month follow-up.
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ISSN:2564-6850
2564-7032
DOI:10.5152/turkjsurg.2017.3406