Journal of Emergency Medicine: Open Access(JEMOA)

Department of Surgery, Manipal Hospital, India

Publications

• Review Article   
  Adult Intussusception-A Perspective
  Author(s): Taskeen Mannan Sikora and Harshal Rajekar*
  
  Intussusception occurs when a segment of the proximal intestine called intussusceptum, telescopes into the lumen of the distal segment, also known as intussuscipiens. Background: Rare in adults, most intussusceptions are due to a lead point, an identifiable pathological abnormality, mostly a tumor, often malignant where the resectability is difficult to assess. In children there are no identifiable pathological lead points, or and most often is due to lymphoid hyperplasia and no other pathology is found and often managed conservatively. Case Summary: We had 3 patients, all elderly and frail, who presented with acute abdominal pain and bleeding per rectum. They were found to have large bowel intussusception. Surgical intervention is advised in all adult intussusception patients, as all adult intussusceptions are believed to be secon.. Read More»
  

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