Small bowel intussusception causing a postoperative bowel obstruction following laparoscopic low anterior resection in an adult.

We present a case of an adult patient who underwent laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer and developed a small bowel intussusception causing obstruction requiring surgery. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a small bowel intussusception masquerading as a postoperative ileus in an adult. While most postoperative delayed bowel function is attributed to ileus, abscess formation, or anastomotic leak, other uncommon etiologies, including intussusception, may occur and are important to include in the differential diagnosis. PMID: 24688199 [PubMed]
Source: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Tags: Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) Source Type: research