Ileocolic invagination in adults: A totally minimally invasive endoscopic and laparoscopic staged approach

Adult intussusception of the bowel is a rare clinical entity, and its management remains debated. The timing of treatment is not yet standardised, and no guidelines exist. We report a case of an 83-year-old woman presenting to the emergency department of our hospital with a history of increasing abd...

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Main Authors: Elio Treppiedi, Lorenzo Cocchi, Giuseppe Zimmitti, Alberto Manzoni, Valeria Seletti, Alessandra Bizzotto, Cristiano Spada, Marco Garatti, Edoardo Rosso
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2020;volume=16;issue=1;spage=87;epage=89;aulast=Treppiedi
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author Elio Treppiedi
Lorenzo Cocchi
Giuseppe Zimmitti
Alberto Manzoni
Valeria Seletti
Alessandra Bizzotto
Cristiano Spada
Marco Garatti
Edoardo Rosso
author_facet Elio Treppiedi
Lorenzo Cocchi
Giuseppe Zimmitti
Alberto Manzoni
Valeria Seletti
Alessandra Bizzotto
Cristiano Spada
Marco Garatti
Edoardo Rosso
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description Adult intussusception of the bowel is a rare clinical entity, and its management remains debated. The timing of treatment is not yet standardised, and no guidelines exist. We report a case of an 83-year-old woman presenting to the emergency department of our hospital with a history of increasing abdominal pain in the right iliac fossa. A contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan showed the presence of a large ileocolic intussusception with evidence of the terminal ileus invaginated within the right colon and the ileocolic vessels dragged and trapped into the intussusception. A colonoscopy confirmed the ileocolic invagination with a large right colonic lesion as leading point, and a partial pneumatic (carbon dioxide) and hydrostatic reduction was achieved. Subsequent laparoscopic right colectomy was performed according to oncological principles. A totally minimally invasive approach of this rare condition has been achieved but the literature lacks about the correct management of this entity.
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spelling doaj.art-b9d3d43fbc5b4fac951328e5411f38322022-12-21T18:56:43ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Minimal Access Surgery0972-99411998-39212020-01-01161878910.4103/jmas.JMAS_279_18Ileocolic invagination in adults: A totally minimally invasive endoscopic and laparoscopic staged approachElio TreppiediLorenzo CocchiGiuseppe ZimmittiAlberto ManzoniValeria SelettiAlessandra BizzottoCristiano SpadaMarco GarattiEdoardo RossoAdult intussusception of the bowel is a rare clinical entity, and its management remains debated. The timing of treatment is not yet standardised, and no guidelines exist. We report a case of an 83-year-old woman presenting to the emergency department of our hospital with a history of increasing abdominal pain in the right iliac fossa. A contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan showed the presence of a large ileocolic intussusception with evidence of the terminal ileus invaginated within the right colon and the ileocolic vessels dragged and trapped into the intussusception. A colonoscopy confirmed the ileocolic invagination with a large right colonic lesion as leading point, and a partial pneumatic (carbon dioxide) and hydrostatic reduction was achieved. Subsequent laparoscopic right colectomy was performed according to oncological principles. A totally minimally invasive approach of this rare condition has been achieved but the literature lacks about the correct management of this entity.http://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2020;volume=16;issue=1;spage=87;epage=89;aulast=Treppiediileocolic invaginationintestinal intussusceptionintestinal invagination
spellingShingle Elio Treppiedi
Lorenzo Cocchi
Giuseppe Zimmitti
Alberto Manzoni
Valeria Seletti
Alessandra Bizzotto
Cristiano Spada
Marco Garatti
Edoardo Rosso
Ileocolic invagination in adults: A totally minimally invasive endoscopic and laparoscopic staged approach
Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
ileocolic invagination
intestinal intussusception
intestinal invagination
title Ileocolic invagination in adults: A totally minimally invasive endoscopic and laparoscopic staged approach
title_full Ileocolic invagination in adults: A totally minimally invasive endoscopic and laparoscopic staged approach
title_fullStr Ileocolic invagination in adults: A totally minimally invasive endoscopic and laparoscopic staged approach
title_full_unstemmed Ileocolic invagination in adults: A totally minimally invasive endoscopic and laparoscopic staged approach
title_short Ileocolic invagination in adults: A totally minimally invasive endoscopic and laparoscopic staged approach
title_sort ileocolic invagination in adults a totally minimally invasive endoscopic and laparoscopic staged approach
topic ileocolic invagination
intestinal intussusception
intestinal invagination
url http://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2020;volume=16;issue=1;spage=87;epage=89;aulast=Treppiedi
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