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Gastroenterology Review/Przegląd Gastroenterologiczny
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3/2021
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Letter to the Editor

Transient small bowel intussusception in a 30-year-old male

Francesk Mulita
1
,
Levan Tchabashvili
1
,
Elias Liolis
2
,
Ioannis Maroulis
1

1.
Department of General Surgery, General University Hospital, Patras, Greece
2.
Department of Internal Medicine, General University Hospital, Patras, Greece
Gastroenterology Rev 2021; 16 (3): 252–253
Online publish date: 2021/09/17
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Intussusception is a process in which a segment of intestine invaginates into the adjoining intestinal lumen, causing bowel obstruction. It is a common paediatric surgery emergency, and it requires early diagnosis and treatment. Intussusception typically presents at between 6 and 36 months of age, and the male-to-female ratio is approximately 3 : 1. It is usually ileocolic, although other forms such as Ileo-ileal, jejuno-jejunal, jejuno-ileal, or colo-colic have also been described [1]. However, in adults the overall incidence of intussusception is around 2–3 cases per 1,000,000 of the general population annually, and it is usually secondary to an existing pathology [2, 3]. According to the literature, 30% of small bowel intussusceptions are caused by tumours, while 10% are idiopathic [4–6]. We herein report a case of a 30-year-old male with idiopathic transient small bowel intussusceptions.
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