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Intussusception in adults.
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This article is published in Surgery gynecology & obstetrics.The article was published on 1956-09-01 and is currently open access. It has received 37 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Intussusception (medical disorder).read more
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The diagnosis and management of adult intussusception.
TL;DR: Adult intussusception is an unusual cause of bowel obstruction and the likelihood of neoplasia, particularly in the colon as a cause, is high and Operative management is thus almost always necessary.
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Intussusception in adults. Review of 160 cases.
TL;DR: Malignancy is associated with intussusception much more frequently than was appreciated in earlier literature and with this in mind, the treatment of choice for all types of int Mussusception in adults is resection without reduction whenever possible.
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Surgical management of intussusception in the adult.
TL;DR: In the patient with intussusception of the small intestine, an associated primary malignancy is uncommon and initial reduction, followed by limited surgical resection, is the preferred treatment.
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Intussusception in Adults
TL;DR: In a review of literature, it was found that the clinical features in these three cases closely paralleled those of other cases of adult intussusception reported in this country.
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Adult intussusception; case report of recurrent intussusception and review of the literature.
TL;DR: The high incidence of malignant tumor in adult cases leads us to recommend primary resection without manual reduction in all but rectosigmoid and selected small bowel cases.