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Case Reports
. 2015 Apr 15:2015:bcr2014208703.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-208703.

Intestinal invagination secondary to intestinal adenocarcinoma in coeliac disease

Cem Sahin  1 , Burak Ozseker  2 , Tamer Sagiroglu  3 , Nesat Cullu  4
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Case Reports

Intestinal invagination secondary to intestinal adenocarcinoma in coeliac disease

Cem Sahin et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Invagination is defined as a medical condition in which a part of the gastrointestinal tract has entered into another section. Intestinal invagination is a rare clinical entity among adults and there is an underlying structural lesion in most of the cases. Coeliac disease is considered as a risk factor for intestinal invagination, because of the associated inflammatory processes and motility disorders as well as the increased risk for secondary malignancies. We report a case of intestinal invagination secondary to intestinal adenocarcinoma in a woman with coeliac disease, whose adherence to a gluten-free diet was poor.

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Figure 1
Plain abdominal X-ray of the patient.
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Figure 2
The axial CT images of the case. Invagination of proximal jejunal segments involving the surrounding vascular structures and mesenteric fat tissue in the upper left abdomen can be seen.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Photograph of the invagination taken intraoperatively.
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