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Intussusception is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in adults. When seen most cases have identifiable pathology.
Intussusception following blunt abdominal trauma is extremely rare. This report presents a case of double jejuno-jejunal intussusception in a patient who sustained such an injury. There was no other intra-abdominal abnormality and manual reduction resulted in a complete recovery.
The coincidental discovery of Q-fever may be etiologically relevant.
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Bashir, M.O., Lynch, G. Post traumatic intussusception in an adult. I.J.M.S. 162, 20 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02942823
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