Gordon R S, O'Dell K B, Namon A J, Becker L B
Department of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte 28232-2861.
J Emerg Med. 1991 Sep-Oct;9(5):337-42. doi: 10.1016/0736-4679(91)90377-r.
We present two cases of intussusception in the adult. Both cases were secondary to a benign lipoma as the lead point. These cases represent typical cases of adult intussusception, a rare disease characterized by insidious onset, vague abdominal symptoms, and elusive diagnosis. A diagnostic and therapeutic approach to adult intussusception is suggested. The need to consider this rare entity in the differential diagnosis of chronic abdominal complaints in the adult is emphasized.
