Severe pulmonary tuberculosis complicating Ileocecal intussusception due to intestinal tuberculosis: a case report.
Nakamura S, Yanagihara K, Izumikawa K, Seki M, Kakeya H, Yamamoto Y, Miyazaki Y, Suyama N, Kohno S.
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Medical Science, Nagasaki, Japan. shigemoju@yahoo.co.jp
Adult intussusception is a rare clinical entity that is most often caused by a tumor, such as a lipoma, adenoma, or malignant tumor. A case of adult intussusception due to intestinal tuberculosis of the ileocecal region is reported. There are few cases of intussusception due to intestinal tuberculosis.
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PMID: 18620597 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]PMCID: PMC2478653