Chronic Idiopathic Ileo-Ileal Intussusception In An Adult: Literature Review In The Light Of A Case Report

Case Report
Kazim Abbas and Mir Ahmad
DOI: 
xxx-xxxxx-xxxx
Subject: 
science
KeyWords: 
Intussusception, adult, ileoileal
Abstract: 

Intussusception is by far the disease of childhood and it is usually a primary pathology (unknown cause) in the children. Adulthood intussusception is rare and usually secondary to an intraluminal mass (tumour, lymph nodes. Because of its rarity in the adults Intussusception presents a diagnostic dilemma in the clinical practice and can be missed easily. Being a diagnostic dilemma n adult patients, this paper presents an uncommon case of an adult ileo-ileal chronic intussusception