Invaginación intestinal en un adolescente / Intestinal invagination in an adolescent
Medisan
;
14(1)ene.-feb. 2010.
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: lil-576472
RESUMEN
Se presenta el caso clínico de un paciente de 17 años que acudió a consulta con síntomas de apendicitis aguda, confirmada por los medios de diagnóstico; sin embargo, durante la operación se encontró una invaginación íleo-ileal con daño vascular irreversible, que necesitó una enterectomía del segmento afectado, así como enteroanastomosis terminoterminal. El joven evolucionó satisfactoriamente y egresó a los 6 días. Se revisaron aspectos clinicoquirúrgicos de interés práctico, para el mejor diagnóstico y tratamiento de esta infrecuente causa de abdomen agudo en el adulto.
ABSTRACT
The clinical case of a 17 year-old patient that made a visit with symptoms of acute appendicitis is presented, confirmed by diagnostic means; however, during the operation, an ileus-ileal invagination with irreversible vascular damage that needed an enterectomy of the affected segment was found, as well as an end-to-end enteroanastomosis. The patient had a satisfactory clinical course and was discharged 6 days later. Clinical and surgical aspects of practical interest were reviewed, for the better diagnosis and treatment of this uncommon cause of acute abdomen in the adult.
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Main subject:
Abdominal Pain
/
Intussusception
Limits:
Adolescent
/
Humans
/
Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Medisan
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Cuba
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Provincial Docente Dr Ambrosio Grillo Portuondo/CU
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