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Case Reports
. 2023 Jun 21;15(6):e40726.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.40726. eCollection 2023 Jun.

A Rare Case of Spontaneous Intussusception in an Elderly Patient

Falgun Gosai  1 , Kyle Espejo  2 , Rachel Zussman  2 , Stephen DeMartini  2 , Chandler Wilfong  3
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A Rare Case of Spontaneous Intussusception in an Elderly Patient

Falgun Gosai et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Intussusception is an uncommon pathology in the adult population. Most intussusception cases result from an underlying pathological lead point, oftentimes a malignant neoplasm. We report a case of intussusception in an adult male patient who presented with abdominal pain and currant jelly diarrhea. The patient underwent laparoscopic right hemicolectomy and the biopsy of the affected colon did not show any pathological lead point. Intussusception remains an important differential diagnosis in patients presenting with abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea.

Keywords: currant jelly stool; elderly; elderly population; intussusception; lead point.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Currant jelly stool, a common presentation of intussusception.
Figure 2
Figure 2. CT of the abdomen shows intraluminal hemorrhage or a mass and abrupt bowel caliber change in the vicinity of the hepatic flexure.
The white arrow: an abrupt bowel caliber change in the vicinity of the hepatic flexure.
Figure 3
Figure 3. The biopsy of the resected edematous colon showing diffuse edema and inflammation suggestive of non-viability and ischemia.
The white arrow in A shows diffuse edema. B shows neutrophilic infiltration.
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