Open AccessA long adult intussusception secondary to transverse colon cancer
Author(s) -
Xiequn Xu,
Tao Hong,
Wei Liu,
Congyi Zheng,
Xiaodong He,
Bing-Lu Li
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v19.i22.3517
Subject(s) - medicine , transverse colon , abdominal pain , intussusception (medical disorder) , hemicolectomy , abdominal distension , abdomen , colorectal cancer , vomiting , adenocarcinoma , radiology , surgery , distension , descending colon , colostomy , cancer , rectum
The occurrence of adult intussusception arising from colorectal cancer is quite rare. We present the case of a 76-year-old man with sudden abdominal pain and vomiting. Clinical symptoms included severe abdominal distension and tenderness. Computed tomography scan of the abdomen revealed left-sided colocolic intussusception with a lead point. The patient underwent a left hemicolectomy with right transverse colostomy. Pathologic evaluation revealed moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma invading the muscularis propria; the regional lymph nodes were negative for cancer cells. The postoperative course was uneventful.