Intussusception in Adults: The Role of MDCT in the Identification of the Site and Cause of Obstruction

Unlike pediatric intussusception, intestinal intussusception is infrequent in adults and it is often secondary to a pathological condition. The growing use of Multi-Detector Computed Tomography (MDCT) in abdominal imaging has increased the number of radiological diagnoses of intussusception, even in...

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Main Authors: Viola Valentini, Grazia Loretta Buquicchio, Michele Galluzzo, Stefania Ianniello, Graziella Di Grezia, Rosa Ambrosio, Margherita Trinci, Vittorio Miele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5623718