ADULT JEJUNOJENUNAL INTUSSUSCEPTION CAUSED BY A SUBMUCOSAL LIPOMA IN THE JEJUNUM.

Abstract

Intussusception in adults is rare.The clinical picture of intussusception in adults is subtle and the diagnosis is therefore elusive. The presence of a structural abnormality in the great majority of the adult cases mandates high clinical suspicion. Gastrointestinal lipomas are rare benign tumors and intussusception due to a gastrointestinal lipoma constitutes an infrequent clinical entity.The present report describes a case of jejunojejunal intussusception in an adult with a history of severe episodes of hematochezia and colicky upper abdominal pain. The diagnosis was suspected preoperatively but computed tomography could not rule out malignancy. Exploratory laparotomy revealed jejunojejunal intussusception secondary to a lipoma which was successfully treated with segmental resection.