Dual Pathology Of Idiopathic Caecotransverse Intussusception And Rectosigmoid Carcinoma In A 69 Year Old

Abstract

Intussusception as a cause of intestinal obstruction in adults is a rare finding and constitutes only 10-15 % cases. We report a case of a 69 yr old gentleman who had presented with symptoms of acute intestinal obstruction and was diagnosed to have idiopathic caeco-colic intussusception extending up to the transverse colon and a rectosigmoid carcinoma. He was treated by a double resection and anastomosis of large bowel. Elderly patients with intestinal obstruction and history of loss of weight and recent change in bowel habits are always prone to have significant , but often silent pathologies like malignancies related to the bowels and should always be considered even after finding out more apparent causes for the obstruction.