| Abstract: | This study was retrospective. The authors analyse the clinical, etiological and therapeutic aspects of the intestinal intussusception based on 13 adults observed over 14 years in the surgical department of the university hospital in Monastir. This disease was rare because accounted for 2.6% of all cases of intestinal obstruction. The diagnosis was made in the majority of cases during the operation (8/13). Abdominal pain was noted in all cases. The underlying pathologic processes were identified in 69%. Operation was required in every case. During the surgery, the lead point was identified in the small bowel in 12 cases and in the colon in one case. An intestinal tumor was found in four patients (39%), only one of which was malignant. Adult intussusception is an unusual cause of abdominal pain and bowel obstruction. It requires preoperative diagnosis. Operative management is always necessary because this condition is almost always secondary to definable lesion. |
