NEVER LETTING THE SUN RISE OR SET ON ADULT INTUSSISCEPTION: AN INTERESTING CASE
Beatrice Dionigi*, Jacob Kimbill, Debbie Bakes, James Church, Ravi P. Kiran
Columbia University, New York, NY
Frail 86 yo woman diagnosed on CT at local community hospital with ileocolic intussusception. General surgery and GI agreed on no intervention and patient was discharged. A day later, she represented to the ER with worsening abdominal pain. Repeat CT showed worsening of a colo-colonic intussusception now extending to descending colon. She was transferred to our tertiary center and brought emergently to the operating room. Large mass in cecum intussuscepted into descending colon.
Early management of adult intussusception is imperative. Surgical resection should be done promptly without delays at time of diagnosis especially if a long tract of intussuscepted colon is identified on imaging.
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