Abstract

  Intussusception in adults especially sigmoido-rectal intussusceptions is extremely uncommon. In this report we have described a case of sigmoido-rectal intussusception in an elderly gentleman presenting as prolapsed gangrenous bowel who underwent laparotomy and resection anastomosis and made an uneventful recovery. Adult intussusceptions are generally associated with a pathological entity predominantly malignant. Insidious presentation with vague abdominal pain is the usual presentation and emergency presentation as seen in our case with gangrenous prolapsing bowel in the absence of a predisposing etiology is extremely uncommon. While adult intussusception usually requires operative intervention controversy exists with respect to attempted reduction prior to resection.

Keywords: Intussusception; Prolapse; Gangrenous Bowel; Sigmoido-Rectal Intussusception

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Citation

Citation: Sanjay Kumar Dubey., et al. “Adult Sigmoido-Rectal Intussusception Presenting as Gangrenous Bowel and Rectal Prolapse: A Rare Presentation".Acta Scientific Gastrointestinal Disorders 3.5 (2020): 24-26.

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Copyright: © 2020 Sanjay Kumar Dubey., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.