How does intussusception normally present ?
Intussusception occurs when a proximal segment of bowel (intussusceptum) telescopes into an adjacent distal segment (intussuscipiens). There are several types of intussusceptions that have been reported, including entero-enteric, ileocolic, colo-colic and rarely colorectal After appendicitis, it is the most common abdominal emergency in children and is idiopathic in 95% of cases(1). However, intussusception in adults is rare, making up only about 1% of patients with bowel obstruction(2). Symptoms are often chronic, with intermittent abdominal pain being the main symptom. Diarrhea and hematochezia occur only in about one-fourth of the patients(3-4). Unlike intussusception in children, an acute abdomen is a rare presentation in adults.
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