An Uncommon Presentation of an Uncommon Colonic Neoplasia

Intussusception in adult is a rare clinical entity. The clinical presentation of adult intussusception is often nonspecific. Majority of the cases have been reported as chronic, consistent with partial obstruction. We report a case of a 53‑year‑old male, who presented with chronic diarrhea and vague...

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Main Authors: Vishal Bodh, Rajesh Sharma, Brij Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/jde.JDE_42_17
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spelling doaj-eefcc86a97d24a2b94a6d0b7ecfb09ca2020-11-25T03:54:20ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Journal of Digestive Endoscopy0976-50420976-50502018-04-01090207107310.4103/jde.JDE_42_17An Uncommon Presentation of an Uncommon Colonic NeoplasiaVishal Bodh0Rajesh Sharma1Brij Sharma2Department of Gastroenterology, IGMC, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Gastroenterology, IGMC, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Gastroenterology, IGMC, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, IndiaIntussusception in adult is a rare clinical entity. The clinical presentation of adult intussusception is often nonspecific. Majority of the cases have been reported as chronic, consistent with partial obstruction. We report a case of a 53‑year‑old male, who presented with chronic diarrhea and vague abdominal discomfort. He was incidentally detected to have colocolic intussusception secondary to colonic lipoma during diagnostic colonoscopy.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/jde.JDE_42_17 contrast‑enhanced computed tomography human immunodeficiency virus iga tissue transglutaminase
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Brij Sharma
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Brij Sharma
An Uncommon Presentation of an Uncommon Colonic Neoplasia
Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
contrast‑enhanced computed tomography
human immunodeficiency virus
iga tissue transglutaminase
author_facet Vishal Bodh
Rajesh Sharma
Brij Sharma
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title An Uncommon Presentation of an Uncommon Colonic Neoplasia
title_short An Uncommon Presentation of an Uncommon Colonic Neoplasia
title_full An Uncommon Presentation of an Uncommon Colonic Neoplasia
title_fullStr An Uncommon Presentation of an Uncommon Colonic Neoplasia
title_full_unstemmed An Uncommon Presentation of an Uncommon Colonic Neoplasia
title_sort uncommon presentation of an uncommon colonic neoplasia
publisher Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
series Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
issn 0976-5042
0976-5050
publishDate 2018-04-01
description Intussusception in adult is a rare clinical entity. The clinical presentation of adult intussusception is often nonspecific. Majority of the cases have been reported as chronic, consistent with partial obstruction. We report a case of a 53‑year‑old male, who presented with chronic diarrhea and vague abdominal discomfort. He was incidentally detected to have colocolic intussusception secondary to colonic lipoma during diagnostic colonoscopy.
topic contrast‑enhanced computed tomography
human immunodeficiency virus
iga tissue transglutaminase
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/jde.JDE_42_17
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