Successful treatment of adult cecorectal intussusception caused by cecum cancer with mobile cecum: a case report
Abstract Background Intussusception occurs when a segment of the bowel (the intussusceptum) telescopes into an adjacent segment (the intussuscipiens). Adult intussusception occurs rarely and often requires surgical resection for its treatment. We describe the case of an adult patient with extremely...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2021-04-01
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Series: | Surgical Case Reports |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-021-01180-0 |