Abstract
Small bowel intussusception is an uncommon condition with cases of duodenoduodenal intussusception. (DDI) being exceptionally rare. DDI is very unusual due to the fixed position of the duodenum within the retroperitoneum. In this case, the presence of an ampullary mass caused DDI with sub mucosal elongation of the common bile duct and obstructive jaundice in a patient with pancreas divisum.
Highlights
Small bowel intussusception is an uncommon condition with cases of duodenoduodenal intussusception. (DDI) being exceptionally rare
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Summary
Small bowel intussusception is an uncommon condition with cases of duodenoduodenal intussusception. (DDI) being exceptionally rare. Arturo Torices Dardon*, MD, Anthony Dakwar, MD, Pierre F Saldinger, MD, FACS and Kaumudi Somnay, MD Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Presbyterian Queens, New York, USA
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