Intussusception in adults: Clinical characteristics, diagnosis and operative strategies

Table 1 Symptoms and signs of intussusception

Symptoms and signs	n (%)
Pain	17 (85)
Nausea	15 (75)
Vomiting	14 (70)
Constipation	3 (15)
Rectal bleeding	1 (5)
Diarrhea	1 (5)
Abdominal mass	1 (5)
Fever	1 (5)

Table 2 Location, treatment and pathology

No. of patients	Age	Gender	Location of the lesion	Preoperative diagnosis	Surgical treatment	Pathology
1	33	M	Enteric (jejunojejunal)	+ (small bowel series)	Reduction + enterotomy + polypectomy	Peutz-Jeghers (hamartomatous polyp)
2	49	F	Enteric (ileocecal)	+ (CT)	Right hemicolectomy	Ileal lipoma
3	60	F	Enteric (ileoileal)	- (Urgent)	Reduction + segmental ileal resection	Inflammatory fibroid polyp
4	30	F	Enteric (ileocecal)	+ (CT)	Reduction + segmental ileal resection	Fibrous polyp
5	63	M	Colonic (colocolic)	+ (colonoscopy)	Near totalcolectomy + ileorectal anastomosis	Lenfoma
6	56	F	Enteric (ileocecal)	+ (CT)	Right hemicolectomy	Inflammatory fibroid polyp
7	21	F	Enteric (jejunojejunal)	+ (CT)	Reduction + segmental jejunal resection + enterotomy + polypectomy	Peutz-Jeghers (hamartomatous polyp)
8	36	M	Enteric (ileoileal)	- (Urgent)	Reduction	Idiopathic
9	75	M	Colonic (colocolic)	+ (colonoscopy)	Left hemicolectomy	Adeno CA
10	25	M	Enteric (ileoileal)	- (Urgent)	Reduction	Congenital band
11	60	M	Enteric (ileoileal)	+ (CT)	Reduction + segmental ileal resection	Ileal lipoma
12	28	F	Enteric (jejunojejunal)	- (Urgent)	Reduction + segmental jejunal resection	Inflammatory fibroid polyp
13	48	M	Enteric (jejunojejunal)	+ (CT)	Reduction + segmental jejunal resection	Idiopathic
14	55	F	Enteric (ileoileal)	+ (CT)	Reduction + segmental ileal resection	Ileal lipoma
15	62	F	Enteric (ileoileal)	+ (CT)	Reduction + segmental ileal resection	Inflammatory fibroid polyp
16	26	M	Enteric (jejunojejunal)	+ (small bowel series)	Reduction + enterotomy + polypectomy	Peutz-Jeghers (hamartomatous polyp)
17	48	F	Enteric (ileoileal)	- (Urgent)	Reduction + diverticulectomy	Meckel’s diverticulum
18	72	M	Colonic (colocolic)	+ (CT)	Left hemicolectomy	Adeno CA
19	56	F	Enteric (ileoileal)	+ (CT)	Reduction + segmental ileal resection	Metastatic Adeno CA
20	51	F	Enteric (ileoileal)	- (Urgent)	Reduction + diverticulectomy	Meckel’s diverticulum