The Nature and Management of Complications in Carotid Artery Stenting |
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Authors: | J. C. van den Berg |
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Affiliation: | Department of Interventional Radiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands. |
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Abstract: | Intussusception is rare in adults and it can be a challenge to diagnose on admission. Non-specific and variable signs and symptoms, frequently only occurring episodically, may cause a considerable delay before treatment. However, in 90% a predisposing organic cause can be found in adults.A case is presented of small bowel intussusception secondary to a lipoma in a 54-year-old man in whom diagnosis was suggested by CT-scan. The patient was treated with a laparoscopic-assisted reduction and extracorporeal partial small bowel resection, followed by a latero-lateral anastomosis.This case serves as the basis of a review of small bowel intussusception in adults secondary to lipomas. It focuses on the rarity of the disease, but stresses the need for early referral and investigation in middle-aged patients with recurrent abdominal symptoms. |
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Keywords: | Lipoma small bowel intussusception ileum invagination |
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