Intussusception in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis: A Case Series with Review of the Literature

Distal intestinal obstruction syndrome in cystic fibrosis: presentation, outcome and management in a tertiary hospital (2007–2012)

“…The majority of patients in this study presented with altered bowel habits, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. The diagnostic challenge of DIOS is that while the presentation may mimic acute surgical conditions, CF patients are not exempt from abdominal surgical conditions, and there have been a number of reports of appendicitis and intussusception in adults with CF . The audit reaffirms the point that abdominal complaints in patients with CF can be due to diverse pathologies.…”

Transient intussusception: rare cause of abdominal pain in cystic fibrosis

“…Only 10 cases have been reported to date, 6 of them by Nash et al 3 Unlike our case, in all of these published cases were needed surgical reduction.…”

Abdominal pain in adults with cystic fibrosis

“…A recent retrospective study of data from two large CF centers identified six CF adults with symptomatic intussusception and a literature review identified three additional cases reported from other centers [4]. A recent retrospective study of data from two large CF centers identified six CF adults with symptomatic intussusception and a literature review identified three additional cases reported from other centers [4].…”

“…Conditions that are commonly seen in pediatric care, such as intussusception, are less common in adult patients [4]. Conditions that are commonly seen in pediatric care, such as intussusception, are less common in adult patients [4].…”