Acute intussusception in adults; study of two observations at the Friendship Hospital Sino-Guinean in Kipe

Abstract

Aim The study aim to make our contribution to the study of intussusception in adults, rare pathology in adults, acute intussusception also called (AII) refers to penetration of an intestinal segment into the underlying segment, by turning into a glove finger (invagination roll). The aim of this work is to report two cases of acute intussusception in adults in the surgical department of the Sino-Guinean friendship hospital in kipe. Republic of Guinea. Material and Method This is a prospective two-year study, running from October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2020 Inclusive. All patients admitted for operated for acute intestinal invagination, whose age is between 25 and 50 years were included in our study. The operative specimen was analyzed anatomo pathologically after fixation with 10 percent formalin. Clinical presentation It concerned a man and a woman, in both cases the localization was ileal. Treatment was surgical and consisted of ileal resection followed by end-to-end ileoileale anastomosis in two planes. The operative consequences were simple. Conclusion Acute intussusception in adults is rare, the symptoms are noisy.