<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Intestinal intussusception is most common in children. In adults, it is a relatively rare disorder. It usually occurs with a noticeable triggering factor: a lead point (LP).</p><p>The following is the case of a 36-year-old man admitted to the Department of General Surgery SPWSZ in Szczecin-Zdunowo due to pain in the abdomen caused by intussusception of the small intestine.</p></abstract>

Intestinal intussusception is most common in children. In adults, it is a relatively rare disorder. It usually occurs with a noticeable triggering factor: a lead point (LP).The following is the case of a 36-year-old man admitted to the Department of General Surgery SPWSZ in Szczecin-Zdunowo due to pain in the abdomen caused by intussusception of the small intestine.

Intussusception of the small intestine – a rare cause of gastrointestinal obstruction in adults – case report

Pomeranian Medical University of Szczecin

Pomeranian Journal of Life Sciences

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Intestinal intussusception is most common in children. In adults, it is a relatively rare disorder. It usually occurs with a noticeable triggering factor: a...

Intussusception of the small intestine – a rare cause of gastrointestinal obstruction in adults – case report

Published Online: Jun 28, 2019

Page range: 45 - 47

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21164/pomjlifesci.568

Keywords
intussusception, forehead of intussusceptum, lead point, acute abdomen syndrome, obstruction of the gastrointestinal tract

© 2020 Marzena Lenda-Petrykowska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Intussusception of the small intestine – a rare cause of gastrointestinal obstruction in adults – case report

Published Online: Jun 28, 2019

Page range: 45 - 47

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21164/pomjlifesci.568

Keywordsintussusception, forehead of intussusceptum, lead point, acute abdomen syndrome, obstruction of the gastrointestinal tract

© 2020 Marzena Lenda-Petrykowska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
intussusception, forehead of intussusceptum, lead point, acute abdomen syndrome, obstruction of the gastrointestinal tract