Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.  1997 Aug;17(4):561-566.

A Case of Diverticulitis Associated with Intussuseption Diagnosed by Colonofiberscopy

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  • 1Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Chunann Hospital, Chunann, Korea.

Abstract

Intussusception is defined as the telescoping of one segment of the gastrointestinal tract into an adjacent one. The incidence of the adult intussusception is low. It constitutes approximately 5% of all intussusception and accounts for 5% of all cases of intestinal obstruction in adult. The clinical feature in adults is not typical. General symptoms and signs of intestinal obstruction dominate the clinical feature of intussusception in adult. The classic appearance of intussusception on barium studies is the coil spring appearance as contrast is trapped between the intussusceptum and intussuscipiens. Ultrasound and CT scan shows a target-like lesion. Colonofiberscopy shows a round invaginated mass with congested mucosa and by air inflation, round mass is decreased in size and is changed in shape. Differential diagnosis can be made by colonofiberscopy because the most common cause of colonic intussusception in adult is a primary colon cancer. A case of diverticulitis associated with intussusception diagnosed by colonofiberscopy in a 72 years old man was presented with brief review of the literature.

Keyword

Intussusception; Diverticulitis; Colonofiberscopy

MeSH Terms

Adult
Aged
Barium
Colon
Colonic Neoplasms
Diagnosis, Differential
Diverticulitis*
Estrogens, Conjugated (USP)
Gastrointestinal Tract
Humans
Incidence
Inflation, Economic
Intestinal Obstruction
Intussusception
Mucous Membrane
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography
Barium
Estrogens, Conjugated (USP)
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