Vanek's tumour: a rare cause of small bowel intussusception

Authors

  • Meenal Jain Department of General Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, India
  • Vinoth Sundaresan Department of General Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, India
  • Siddhartha Gowthaman Department of General Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, India
  • Ramanathan Manickam Department of General Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20211839

Keywords:

Intussusception, Inflammatory fibroid polyp, Intestinal obstruction

Abstract

Adult intussusceptions which are most always caused by pathological lead points are rare and account for about 1% of all bowel obstructions and 5% of all intussusceptions. Most of them present with acute or chronic non-specific symptoms and due to which its initial diagnosis can sometimes be missed or delayed. We present the case of a 52-year-old lady who presented with intestinal obstruction caused by an ileo-ileal intussusception, caused by a peculiar tumour, inflammatory fibroid polyp (IFP).

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Published

2021-04-28

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