A rare cause of obstructive defecation in a 29-year-old woman: Ileo-colo-colonic intussusception treated by subtotal colectomy with posterior rectopexy
Enver Kunduz1
, Fatma Ümit Malya1, Elnur Mehdi2, Mustafa Hasbahçeci1
1Department of General Surgery, Bezmialem Vakif University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
2Department of Radiology, Bezmialem Vakif University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
Abstract
Adult intussusception is a rare clinical condition. In majority of adult cases, there is an underlying cause such as polyps or colon cancers. In the present study, a 29-year-old woman with intermittent and colicky abdominal pain, constipation, and painful defecation, accompanied with distention and sense of rectal fullness, was evaluated with computed tomography. Ileo-colo-colic intussusception was determined. Subtotal colectomy with posterior rectopexy was performed. After the surgery, she was doing well at 13-month follow-up.
Keywords: Obstructive defecation, intussusception, subtotal colectomy
Cite this paper as: Kunduz E, Ümit Malya F, Mehdi E, Hasbahçeci M. A rare cause of obstructive defecation in a 29-year-old woman: Ileo-colo-colonic Intussusception treated by subtotal colectomy with posterior rectopexy. Turk J Surg 2018; 34(4): 334-336.
Written informed consent was obtained from patient who participated in this study.
Externally peer-reviewed.
Concept - E.K.; Design - E.K., M.H.; Supervision - E.K., M.H.; Resource - E.K. E.M.; Materials - E.K., E.M.; Data Collection and/or Processing - M.H., E.M.; Analysis and/or Interpretation - M.H., F.U.M., E.M.; Literature Search - E.K., F.U.M.; Writing Manuscript - E.K.; Critical Reviews - M.H., F.U.M.
The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
The authors declared that this study has received no financial support.