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World J Gastrointest Surg. Mar 27, 2010; 2(3): 85-88
Published online Mar 27, 2010. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v2.i3.85
Published online Mar 27, 2010. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v2.i3.85
A case of postoperative recurrent intussusception associated with indwelling bowel tube
Yoshitaka Furuya, Takashi Wakahara, Harutoshi Akimoto, Chu Manh Long, Department of Surgery, Sodegaura Satsukidai Hospital, 5-21 Nagauraekimae, Sodegaura, Chiba 299-0246, Japan
Hironobu Yanagie, Cooperative Unit of Medicine and Engineering Research, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
Hiroshi Yasuhara, Surgical Center, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
Author contributions: Furuya Y and Wakahara T wrote the paper; Akimoto H and Long CM collected and analyzed the data; Yanagie H and Yasuhara H critically revised the paper for important intellectual content.
Correspondence to: Yoshitaka Furuya, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Sodegaura Satsukidai Hospital, 5-21 Nagauraekimae, Sodegaura, Chiba 299-0246, Japan. furuya@mail.satsuki-kai.or.jp
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Received: September 7, 2009
Revised: November 12, 2009
Accepted: November 19, 2009
Published online: March 27, 2010
Revised: November 12, 2009
Accepted: November 19, 2009
Published online: March 27, 2010
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INTRODUCTION
Intussusception is a rare cause of postoperative intestinal obstruction in adults[1,2] and recurrent intussusception seldom occurs in patients who have undergone surgical reduction[3]. We present here the case of a patient with small bowel intussusception induced by jejunal feeding tube placement and with re-intussusception induced by an ileus tube inserted after operative reduction of intussusception. Finally, both the part of the jejunum with re-intussusception including adhesion and the place where the previous reduced intussusception had occurred was resected.