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. 2023 Dec;55(S 01):E11-E12.
doi: 10.1055/a-1909-1338. Epub 2022 Sep 9.

Colonic intussusception due to filiform polyposis of ulcerative colitis treated by endoscopic reduction

Kosuke Ito  1 , Satoshi Asai  1 , Hitomi Jimbo  1 , Kotaro Takeshita  1 , Takumi Ichinona  1 , Eisuke Akamine  1 , Naoki Fujimoto  1
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Colonic intussusception due to filiform polyposis of ulcerative colitis treated by endoscopic reduction

Kosuke Ito et al. Endoscopy. 2023 Dec.
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The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomography showed a target sign in the descending colon, and the patient was diagnosed with intussusception.
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No obvious necrotic findings were observed in the mucosa. A huge granule-aggregating mass was found.
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After endoscopic reduction, we advanced the endoscope and confirmed that the mass was originally located near the hepatic flexure of the transverse colon.
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