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Case Reports
. 2018 Jan 4;10(1):e2023.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.2023.

A Rare Case of Adult Colonic Intussusception from Benign Etiology

Tagore Sunkara  1 , Megan E Caughey  2 , Andrea Culliford  3 , Vinaya Gaduputi  3
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A Rare Case of Adult Colonic Intussusception from Benign Etiology

Tagore Sunkara et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Defined as the tunneling of one bowel segment into an adjacent bowel segment, intussusception is typically observed in pediatric populations. Here, we present the case of a 78-year-old man who, in a series of unlikely events, developed colonic intussusception due to a benign lead point pathology. Intussusception of the colon is an uncommon occurrence in adults. However, adult colonic intussusception, observed in the absence of a malignant lead point pathology, represents a true clinical anomaly.

Keywords: adult intussusception; bowel obstruction; intussusception.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Colonoscopy revealing colonic intussusception at 30 cm from the anal verge
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