Keiichi Hashiguchi, Shoichiro Mine, Junya Shiota, Taro Akashi, Maiko Tabuchi, Moto Kitayama, Kayoko Matsushima, Yuko Akazawa, Naoyuki Yamaguchi, Kazuhiko Nakao
Adult-onset intussusception, particularly associated with colonoscopy, is extremely rare. A 78-year-old man, referred to our hospital for colonic endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), experienced subsequent dull abdominal pain, as well as elevated peripheral blood leukocytosis and C-reactive protein levels. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed a colocolonic intussusception at the hepatic flexure. Emergency colonoscopy revealed ball-like swollen mucosa distal to the EMR site of the ascending colon. The mucosa was intact without necrosis...
March 20, 2024: Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology