Retrograde jejunogastric intussusceptions: A rare case report

Lakkanna Suggaiah,Preetham Raj,Ramesh Brahmavara Shamburao,Usha Rani Rathnam

doi:10.5348/ijcri-2012-03-98-cr-3

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Abstract

Retrograde jejunogastric intussusception is a rare acute abdominal condition where the small bowel loops get incarcerated and may get strangulated inside the stomach. We report one such rare case of a 50-year-old female who had retrograde jejunogastric intussusception following gastrojejunostomy and outline our treatment. Retrograde jejunogastric intussusception is a rare acute abdominal condition which is a rare complication after gastric surgery. The presence of a mobile mass associated with nausea and vomiting in a patient with previous history of gastric surgery is virtually pathognomic of acute retrograde intussusception. A high degree of suspicion is required for pre-operative diagnosis of the case which should be followed by prompt surgery.

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Retrograde jejunogastric intussusception is a rare acute abdominal condition where the small bowel loops get incarcerated and may get strangulated inside the stomach
Jejunogastric intussusception is a rare complication of gastrojejunostomy or partial gastrectomy [1, 2]
This paper reports a case of retrograde jejunogastric intussusception of both the loops of jejunum in a female patient who underwent surgery for acid peptic disease twenty years back

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Retrograde jejunogastric intussusception is a rare acute abdominal condition which is a rare complication after gastric surgery. The presence of a mobile mass associated with nausea and vomiting in a patient with previous history of gastric surgery is virtually pathognomic of acute retrograde intussusception. A high degree of suspicion is required for preoperative diagnosis of the case which should be followed by prompt surgery. ********* Suggaiah L, Shamburao RB, Rathnam UR, Raj P. Retrograde jejunogastric intussusceptions: A rare case report. International Journal of Case Reports and Images 2012;3(3):811

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