RESUMEN

Intestinal intussusception in adult patients is a rare entity, which corresponds to about 5% of all causes of intestinal obstruction, its diagnosis is not easy given the lack of specific symptoms of patients who present it. This is mainly based on the findings of imaging studies, surgical management is the cornerstone of treatment of this pathology and its success will be determined by timely diagnosis as well as by the expertise of the treating surgeon. This article presents the case of a 62-year-old male patient who consults due to nonspecific abdominal pain and irritative urinary symptoms, who due to persistence of abdominal pain despite medical management is taken to surgery where it is diagnosed intraoperatively. an intestinal intussusception at the level of the distal ileum.

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Obstrucción Intestinal , Intususcepción , Neoplasias , Masculino , Humanos , Anciano , Persona de Mediana Edad , Intususcepción/diagnóstico , Intususcepción/etiología , Obstrucción Intestinal/diagnóstico , Obstrucción Intestinal/etiología , Dolor Abdominal , Íleon

RESUMEN

La intususcepción intestinal en pacientes adultos es una entidad infrecuente, la cual corresponde alrededor del 5% de todas las causas de obstrucción intestinal. Su diagnóstico no es fácil, dado lo poco especifico de los síntomas de los pacientes que la presentan; este se sustenta principalmente en los hallazgos de los estudios de imagen. El manejo quirúrgico es la piedra angular del tratamiento de esta patología, y su éxito va a estar determinado por el diagnóstico oportuno y la experticia del cirujano tratante. En este artículo se presenta el caso de un paciente masculino de 62 años, que consulta por cuadro de dolor abdominal inespecífico y síntomas urinarios irritativos, el cual por persistencia del dolor abdominal pese al manejo medico es llevado a cirugía, donde se diagnostica de manera intraoperatoria una invaginación intestinal a nivel de íleon distal.

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Intestinal intussusception in adult patients is a rare entity, which corresponds to about 5% of all causes of intestinal obstruction, its diagnosis is not easy given the lack of specific symptoms of patients who present it. This is mainly based on the findings of imaging studies, surgical management is the cornerstone of treatment of this pathology and its success will be determined by timely diagnosis as well as by the expertise of the treating surgeon. This article presents the case of a 62-year-old male patient who consults due to nonspecific abdominal pain and irritative urinary symptoms, who due to persistence of abdominal pain despite medical management is taken to surgery where it is diagnosed intraoperatively. an intestinal intussusception at the level of the distal ileum.