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Case Reports
. 2016 Dec 12:13:6-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.crwh.2016.12.001. eCollection 2017 Jan.

Spontaneous acute intussusception in a pregnant woman

Radhouane Achour  1 , Souad Harabi  1 , Khaled Neji  1
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Case Reports

Spontaneous acute intussusception in a pregnant woman

Radhouane Achour et al. Case Rep Womens Health. .

Abstract

Acute intussusception in adults is rare and particularly so in pregnant women. Its incidence ranges from 0.067% to 0.0015% (Choi et al., 2005 Choi et al. (2005) [1]). The non-specific presenting symptoms may be attributed to the pregnancy itself, making the diagnosis difficult. When it happens, however, it causes considerable morbidity and mortality for the pregnant woman and the fetus. In adults, such intussusceptions are mainly secondary to an intestinal disease and frequently a tumor. We present the case of a 21-year-old pregnant woman who was diagnosed of spontaneous acute intussusception at nine weeks of gestation and therapeutic management.

Keywords: Pregnancy; Spontaneous acute intussusception.

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Adnexal mass with Intrauterine gestational sac and a small amount of fluid in the cul-de-sac.
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Adnexal mass with double anechoic rings surrounded by a central echogenic focus.
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