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CASE STUDY OF INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION (ILEOCOLIC INTUSSUSCEPTION) AND RESECTION- ANASTOMOSIS

*Dr. Sagar Kathole and Dr. Nitin Nalawade

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Abstract

Intussusception: Intussusception is commonly defined as telescoping of a proximal part of an intestinal loop towards the distal part of the loop. The incidence of intussusception is 1–3 cases per 1,000,000 population per year. The condition is more frequent in children than in adults. Patients present sometimes with nonspecific symptoms. The majority of patients come to hospital with abdominal pain and vomiting. As these are unspecific symptoms, diagnosis of intussusception could be missed or even delayed before one would entertain intussusception as a cause of abdominal pain. The unspecific presentation makes it difficult to define clearly the diagnosis before surgical operations. Ordinarily, half of these cases are diagnosed in theater. Helpful diagnostic tests include plain abdominal film, abdominal CT scan and ultrasound. Operative procedures to reduce the intestine is the treatment modality of intussusception. In this paper we present a patient with intussusception with nonspecific symptoms who presented to Seth Tarachand Hospital, Rasta Peth, Pune and emphasize the importance of early CT scan for quick and definitive diagnosis.

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