02.10.2021 | Video Forum
Adult intussusception: a video vignette
verfasst von:
Á. Gancedo Quintana, C. Cerdán Santacruz, F. E. Viamontes Ugalde, L. Blanco Terés, L. Delgado Búrdalo, J. García Septiem, E. Martín-Pérez
Erschienen in:
Techniques in Coloproctology
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Ausgabe 3/2022
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Excerpt
Intussusception is the most frequent cause of intestinal obstruction in pediatric patients, however, it is rare in adults, being the cause of 1% of cases of intestinal obstruction [
1]. About 70–90% of intestinal intussusceptions in adults have a clear underlying cause. The most common causes are benign tumors (37.4%) followed by malignant tumors (32.9%) [
2]. …