Colonic Intussusception Revealing a Cecal Adenocarcinoma Associated with Silent Crohn's Disease

Abstract

Bowel intussusception is uncommon during adulthood and represents 1% to 5% of all bowel obstruction mainly involving the small bowel. Although most of small bowel intussusception during childhood remains idiopathic, malignant or benign tumors and post-operative complications are usually the underlined diagnosed beyond the intussusception for adults. Few cases reported bowel intussusception during Crohn’s disease without evidence of any association between the two conditions. We report the case of a colonic intussusception of a young adult secondary to a colorectal cancer revealing a silent Crohn’s disease.