Ileocolic invagination in adult due to caecal carcinoma.
Erbil Y, Eminoğlu L, Caliş A, Berber E.
Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medical, Department of Surgery, Turkey.
In adult invagination, the leading point is usually an organic lesion. It is mostly a benign lesion in enteric, ileocolic and ileocaecal invaginations, however in colocolic invaginations the leading point is often malign. In our patient we diagnosed an ileocolic invagination due to a caecal tumour, evidenced by CT (Computerized tomography) and colonoscopy. Right hemicolectomy and ileotransversostomy were performed.
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PMID: 9381902 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]