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Ileo‐Colic Intussusception with Villous Tumors in a 93‐Year‐Old Woman
Author(s) -
CASE THOMAS C.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1973.tb00847.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intussusception (medical disorder) , surgery , gastrointestinal tract , mesentery , general surgery
In a 93‐year‐old woman, two colonic villous adenomas (one malignant, one benign) were found at operation; the cecal tumor had caused ileo‐cecal intussusception. Postoperative recovery was uneventful until the twelfth day, when sudden hemorrhage from the gastrointestinal tract resulted in circulatory collapse and death. Reasons are given for considering early elective surgery in these cases.