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Case Reports
. 2018 Spring;11(2):169-171.

Intussusception of the rectum in children; a rare case report

Pantea Tajik  1 , Amir Hossein Goudarzian  2
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Case Reports

Intussusception of the rectum in children; a rare case report

Pantea Tajik et al. Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench. 2018 Spring.

Abstract

A 28-month-old boy with hematochezia for 10 hours was admitted into our hospital. Colonoscopy was performed for the patient in which a mass-like lesion was seen with marron color. The mass suspected intussusception; thus, colonoscopy was interrupted and patient was sent to operation room. After 1 month the patient was good with no abdominal pain or defecation difficulty.

Keywords: Case report; Children; Intussusception; Rectum.

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Ileum invaginated up to rectum seen in colonoscopy
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