Sigmoidoanal intussusception with exteriorization of sigmoid adenocarcinoma

The intestinal intussusception is a rare disease in adults, and is mostly caused by malignant neoplasm. Symptoms are usually nonspecific and chronic, and in most cases suggesting intestinal obstruction. Treatment consists of removing the malignant tumor. This article reports the case of a patient wi...

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Main Authors: Pedro Roberto De Paula, Maria Auxiliadora Prolungatti César, Eduardo Fortes De Albuquerque, Fernanda Perez Adorno Da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2011-09-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-93632011000300011