Jejunojejunal intussusception

Case contributed by Herbert Galeno Prado Mendes
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Abdominal distension and pain.

Patient Data

Age: 35 years old
Gender: Male

Extensive jejunojenunal intussusception, with intussusceptum of invaginated proximal jejunum, mesenteric fat and vessels, causing subacute obstruction with subsequent proximal dilated jejunum. There is a well-defined nodular image near the distal invaginated small bowel.

 

Photo

The diagnosis of jejunojenunal intussusception was confirmed per-operatively and there was a lesion in the distal invaginated small bowel.

Case Discussion

The diagnosis of jejunojenunal intussusception  was further confirmed per-operatively and the histological analysis concluded that it was a fusocellular lesion in the distal invaginated small bowel.

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