Intestinal intussusception

Case contributed by Borislav Miletic
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Presented to ER with vomiting and abdominal pain. Emergency MDCT was performed.

Patient Data

Age: 60 years
Gender: Female
ct

The typical CT presentation of intussusception can be observed, the bowel-within-bowel appearance, in which the layers of the intussuscepted bowel loop form duplicated concentric rings, the equivalent ot target or bullseye ultrasound signs.

Case Discussion

Intussusception of the jejunal loop was proven at surgery and the condition was found to be caused due to a proximal jejunal tumor.

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