Early Postendoscopic Transverse Colo-Colonic Intussusception

Abstract

Intussusception is defined as telescoping of the proximal bowel (intussusceptum) into the lumen of the distal bowel, otherwise called the intussuscipiens. While it is one of the most common causes of intestinal obstruction in children between the ages of 3 months and 6 years, intussusception accounts for about 1% of such cases in adults. Intussusception is idiopathic in 8-20% of patients and most commonly occurs in the small intestines in adults. We describe the unique case of a colo-colonic intussusception in a 54-year-old female patient 1 week after a colonoscopy for suspected inflammatory bowel disease. The discussion focuses on the presentation and management options of intussusception.

Splenic flexure intussusception: a rare complication post colonoscopy

“…Other case reports noted in the literature suggest that sites of biopsies or polypectomy could act as lead points 2,4-6 and previous surgeries involving the large bowel can predispose to cause intussusception. 7 In these cases, non-operative management was successful in two patients with spontaneous resolution, 8,9 while the rest required either laparotomy or laparoscopy with or without colonoscopy. 2,[4][5][6][7] Only one was managed with colonoscopy alone.…”