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Ileocaecal Intussusception due to Metastatic Renal Carcinoma
Author(s) -
KHAN A. B.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1991.tb15238.x
Subject(s) - intussusception (medical disorder) , medicine , metastatic carcinoma , telescoping series , incidence (geometry) , radiology , surgery , carcinoma , physics , structural engineering , optics , engineering
Intussusception is the telescoping of a segment of bowel into an adjacent area. It usually occurs in children with a peak incidence at 4 years. When intussusception occurs in adults it is predominantly associated with a lead point. In the present case, intussusception was due to metastatic renal tumour.