ABSTRACT
Intestinal intussusception is infrequent in adults. Unlike what happens in kids, it shows a demonstrable etiology in most cases: polyps, lipomas, hamartomas, malignancies, etc. Among diagnostic methods, CT scan is the study that yields the best results for the diagnosis, giving forth pathognomonic signs and favoring therapeutic decision-making. Two cases of intestinal intussusception in adults secondary to benign pathology are analyzed, stressing mainly the tomographic findings and some considerations about therapeutic decision-making based on tomographic results.
Subject(s)
Ileal Diseases , Intestinal Polyposis , Intussusception , Adult , Female , Humans , Ileal Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Ileal Diseases/pathology , Intestinal Polyposis/diagnostic imaging , Intestinal Polyposis/pathology , Intussusception/diagnostic imaging , Intussusception/pathology , Male , Middle Aged , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
Intestinal intussusception is infrequent in adults. Unlike what happens in kids, it shows a demonstrable etiology in most cases: polyps, lipomas, hamartomas, malignancies, etc. Among diagnostic methods, CT scan is the study that yields the best results for the diagnosis, giving forth pathognomonic signs and favoring therapeutic decision-making. Two cases of intestinal intussusception in adults secondary to benign pathology are analyzed, stressing mainly the tomographic findings and some considerations about therapeutic decision-making based on tomographic results.
Subject(s)
Ileal Diseases , Intussusception , Intestinal Polyposis , Adult , Ileal Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Ileal Diseases/pathology , Female , Humans , Intussusception/diagnostic imaging , Intussusception/pathology , Male , Middle Aged , Intestinal Polyposis/diagnostic imaging , Intestinal Polyposis/pathology , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
Intestinal intussusception is infrequent in adults. Unlike what happens in kids, it shows a demonstrable etiology in most cases: polyps, lipomas, hamartomas, malignancies, etc. Among diagnostic methods, CT scan is the study that yields the best results for the diagnosis, giving forth pathognomonic signs and favoring therapeutic decision-making. Two cases of intestinal intussusception in adults secondary to benign pathology are analyzed, stressing mainly the tomographic findings and some considerations about therapeutic decision-making based on tomographic results.
