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Dong QJ, Tang Y, Zhang CL, Li XG, Chen X, Wang Y. Role of clinical and multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) features in the prediction of patients with intestinal lipoma developing intussusception. Quant Imaging Med Surg 2024; 14:3939-3950. [PMID: 38846289 PMCID: PMC11151265 DOI: 10.21037/qims-23-1530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024]
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Background Intestinal lipoma is considered the most common benign tumor that causes intussusception. This retrospective case-control study aimed to present the clinical and multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) features between intestinal lipomas with and without intussusception and examine risk factors that predict intussusception caused by intestinal lipomas. Methods We retrospectively analyzed 281 adult patients diagnosed with intestinal lipoma by radiologists using whole-abdominal MDCT between January 2015 and August 2022. Patients were divided into adult intussusception (AI) and non-AI groups based on MDCT images. Univariate logistic regression was performed to identify risk factors for intestinal lipoma-induced intussusception. Results A total of 281 patients with intestinal lipomas were included in the study, with an average age of 68.0±11.3 years, and the male to female ratio was about 1:1.4. Among them, 24 patients developed lipoma-induced intussusception. Patients in the AI group presented with more abdominal pain (70.8% vs. 47.1%, P=0.03), nausea/vomiting (37.5% vs. 14.8%, P=0.009), hematochezia/melena (29.2% vs. 11.3%, P=0.02), and abdominal tenderness (66.7% vs. 24.9%, P<0.001). Lipomas were more common in the small bowel (224/281, 79.7%) than the large bowel (57/281, 20.3%). Lipomas in the AI group showed more heterogeneous hypodensity (41.7% vs. 15.6%, P=0.004), longer length (median, 2.2 vs. 1.2 cm, P<0.001), and larger volume (median, 4.1 vs. 0.6 cm3, P<0.001). In the univariate logistic regression, lipoma density [odds ratio (OR) =3.875, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.609-9.331, P=0.003] and lipoma length (OR =3.216, 95% CI: 1.977-5.231, P<0.001) were risk factors for intestinal lipoma-induced intussusception. Conclusions More patients in the AI group have digestive tract symptoms than those in the non-AI group. Lipoma density and length are risk factors for intussusception in patients with intestinal lipoma. In addition, the common site of intestinal lipoma may have changed from the colon to the small intestine.
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- Qiu-Jie Dong
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Department of Radiology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Chetcuti Zammit S, Yadav A, McNamara D, Bojorquez A, Carretero-Ribón C, Keuchel M, Baltes P, Margalit-Yehuda R, Kopylov U, Sidhu R, Marmo C, Riccioni ME, Dray X, Leenhardt R, Rondonotti E, Giulia S, Micallef K, Ellul P. Where does capsule endoscopy fit in the diagnostic algorithm of small bowel intussusception? Dig Liver Dis 2023; 55:1719-1724. [PMID: 37394371 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2023.05.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The investigation of small bowel (SB) intussusception is variable, reflecting the lack of existing standards. The aim of this study was to understand the role of small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) to investigate this pathology. METHODOLOGY This was a retrospective multi-centre study. Patients with intussusception on SBCE and those where SBCE was carried out due to findings of intussusception on radiological investigations were included. Relevant information was collected. RESULTS Ninety-five patients (median age 39+/-SD19.1 years, IQR 30) were included. Radiological investigations were carried out in 71 patients (74.7%) prior to SBCE with intussusception being present in 60 patients on radiological investigations (84.5%). Thirty patients (42.2%) had intussusception on radiological investigations followed by a normal SBCE. Ten patients (14.1%) had findings of intussusception on radiological investigations, a normal SBCE and repeat radiological investigations that were also normal. Abnormal findings were noted on SBCE that could explain intussusception on imaging in (16 patients) 22.5% of patients. Five patients (5.3%) underwent radiological investigations and SBCE to investigate coeliac disease and intussusception. None had associated malignancy. Four patients (4.2%) underwent SBCE to investigate familial polyposis syndromes and went on to SB enteroscopy and surgery accordingly. Most patients (n = 14; 14.8%) with intussusception on initial SBCE (without prior radiological imaging) had suspected SB bleeding (n = 10, 10.5%). Four patients (4.2%) had additional findings of a mass on CT scan and went on to have surgery. CONCLUSION SBCE should be used to complement radiology when investigating intussusception. It is a safe non-invasive test that will minimise unnecessary surgery. Additional radiological investigations following a negative SBCE in cases of intussusception noted on initial radiological investigations are unlikely to yield positive findings. Radiological investigations following intussusception noted on SBCE in case of patients presenting with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, may yield additional findings.
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- TAGG Research Centre, Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity Centre, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- TAGG Research Centre, Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity Centre, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Departamento de Digestivo, Unidad de Endoscopia, Unidad de Prevención de Tumores Digestivos, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Departamento de Digestivo, Unidad de Endoscopia, Unidad de Prevención de Tumores Digestivos, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Clinic for Internal Medicine, Agaplesion Bethesda Krankenhaus Bergedorf, Hamburg, Germany; Clinic for Gastroenterology, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg, Germany
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- Clinic for Internal Medicine, Agaplesion Bethesda Krankenhaus Bergedorf, Hamburg, Germany; Clinic for Gastroenterology, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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- Academic Unit of gastroenterology, Sheffield teaching hospitals NHS Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom; Dept of Infection, Immunity and cardiovascular disease, University of Sheffield
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Sorbonne Université, Centre d'Endoscopie Digestive, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, APHP, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Centre d'Endoscopie Digestive, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, APHP, Paris, France
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida MSD 2090, Malta
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Gosai F, Espejo K, Zussman R, DeMartini S, Wilfong C. A Rare Case of Spontaneous Intussusception in an Elderly Patient. Cureus 2023; 15:e40726. [PMID: 37485156 PMCID: PMC10360450 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.40726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023] Open
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Intussusception is an uncommon pathology in the adult population. Most intussusception cases result from an underlying pathological lead point, oftentimes a malignant neoplasm. We report a case of intussusception in an adult male patient who presented with abdominal pain and currant jelly diarrhea. The patient underwent laparoscopic right hemicolectomy and the biopsy of the affected colon did not show any pathological lead point. Intussusception remains an important differential diagnosis in patients presenting with abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea.
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- Falgun Gosai
- Hospitalist, Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, USA
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- Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria, Peoria, USA
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- Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria, Peoria, USA
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- Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria, Peoria, USA
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Dong QJ, Yao Y, Zhang CL, Li XG, Chen X, Wang Y. Predictors of malignant intussusception in adults using clinical manifestations and multidetector computed tomographic findings. Eur J Radiol 2023; 160:110692. [PMID: 36640714 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2023.110692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate the diagnostic performance of clinical manifestations and multidetector computed tomographic (MDCT) features in detecting predictors of malignant intussusception in adults. MATERIAL AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 88 adults with 91 intussusceptions who were diagnosed by MDCT. Their clinical manifestations and MDCT features were reviewed and compared between the malignant and benign groups. Uni- and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identify independent predictors of malignant intussusception. RESULTS There were 61 patients in the malignant group and 27 patients in the benign group. The malignant group had older age (mean, 62.61 vs 54.22 years, P = 0.014), more colon-related intussusception (89.06% vs 55.56%, P < 0.001), shorter intussusception length (median, 6.53 vs 9.73 cm, P = 0.009), higher maximum short axis diameter (mean, 4.85 vs 4.10 cm, P = 0.001), more enlarged lymph nodes (40.63% vs 11.11%, P = 0.006) than the benign group. Lead points were mainly presented as masses, which were irregular (44.74%) and lobular (28.95%) in the malignant group, and round or oval (92.00%) in the benign group. On the unenhanced MDCT, 90.62% of them in the malignant group showed non-hypodense. Multivariate analysis showed that intussusception length (P = 0.013), maximum short axis diameter (P = 0.007), non-round/oval lead point (P < 0.001) and non-hypodense lead point (P = 0.030) were independent factors of malignant intussusception. CONCLUSION Malignant intussusception can be identified using independent predictors such as intussusception length, maximum short axis diameter, non-round/oval and non-hypodense lead point. When integrating these four factors, radiologists can make qualitative diagnoses withhigher sensitivity and specificity, allowing clinicians to develop more appropriate treatments.
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- Qiu-Jie Dong
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China; Department of Radiology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Radiology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Radiology, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China.
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Aregawi AB, Girma A. Case Report: A Closed Loop Obstruction Secondary to Idiopathic Small Bowel Intussusception in an Elderly Woman. Int Med Case Rep J 2023; 16:65-72. [PMID: 36743588 PMCID: PMC9891157 DOI: 10.2147/imcrj.s398426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Intussusception is primarily a disease of children and is the primary cause of intestinal obstruction in the pediatric age group. It accounts for around 5-16% of cases of intestinal obstruction in adults of the western population. Most cases of adult intussusception (up to 90%) are secondary to an identified structural lesion or a lead point contrary to pediatric intussusception. Adults with intussusception present with subacute or chronic symptoms of partial obstruction. CT is the best imaging to make a preoperative diagnosis of adult intussusception. The standard treatment for adult intussusception is surgery, and non-operative reduction should not be attempted. Here, we present a rare case of idiopathic small bowel intussusception in a 50-year-old woman. She presented with crampy abdominal pain for one-week duration. It was associated with frequent vomiting of bilious matter. She claimed to have had similar symptoms for the past 2 months and had repeatedly visited nearby health facilities. She had an abdominal CT, which suggested a complicated small bowel intussusception. Exploratory laparotomy was done, and there was a small bowel intussusception and an inflammatory stricture at the end of the intussusceptum, which is believed to form a closed-loop like obstruction. The intussusceptum was resected en-bloc then end-to-end jejuno-jejunal anastomosis was performed. This case report makes physicians aware of this rare condition in adults. So that they have a high index of suspicion when a patient presents with symptoms of subacute or chronic intestinal obstruction and inform that abdominal CT should be done in these circumstances and surgery is the mainstay of treatment. Our case is unique, and there is no report in the literature similar to ours.
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- Alazar Berhe Aregawi
- Department of Surgery, Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Sidama, Ethiopia,Correspondence: Alazar Berhe Aregawi, Tel +251911914624, Email
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- Department of Radiology, Yanet Internal Medicine Specialized Centre, Hawassa, Sidama, Ethiopia
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Hu Q, Wu J, Sun Y. Intussusception Related to Small Intestinal Lipomas: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Front Surg 2022; 9:915114. [PMID: 35846960 PMCID: PMC9280029 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.915114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Introduction Adult intussusception is a rare disease that is difficult to diagnose and treat and is even rarer when it is caused by a lipoma of the small intestine. We reported a case of a small intestine lipoma combined with intussusception, which can guide people in future clinical work. Case Presentation A 51-year-old female was admitted to the hospital with “abdominal pain for 1 month.” Enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen suggested a lipoma in the left lower quadrant and a proximal intussusception. After excluding surgical contraindications, laparoscopic exploration was performed on the second day of admission, which showed a small amount of ascites in the abdominal cavity, a small intestine–small intestine-type intussusception about 20 cm from the ileocecal area and about 140 cm from the ileocecal area, and a mass of about 2×4 cm that was palpable by laparoscopic intestinal forceps, which was protruded into the intestinal cavity with a soft texture and sound mobility. A 5 cm-long incision was made above the mass to dissect into the abdomen layer by layer, and the diseased intestine was dislodged outside the abdominal cavity with oval forceps. The intestine was reduced by hand and observed for half an hour after reduction, and the blood circulation and peristalsis of the intestine were observed to be still sound. The intestine was dissected at 2 cm from the upper and lower margins of the mass using linear anastomosis to operate small intestine side-to-side anastomosis. The intestine was opened concurrently and closed with a linear anastomosis, using 3-0 absorbable thread to reinforce anastomosis intermittently. The procedure went smoothly, and the patient was discharged on the 5th postoperative day. Conclusion A small intestinal lipoma combined with small intestinal intussusception is rare in clinical practice and needs to be diagnosed by asking history detailedly, physical examination, and relevant ancillary tests such as abdominal CT. Laparoscopic-assisted small incision surgery for adult intussusception combines the advantages of laparoscopic surgery and laparotomy, operating simply and easily.
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Metastatic melanoma to the small bowel causing intussusception: A case report. Int J Surg Case Rep 2022; 93:106916. [PMID: 35339037 PMCID: PMC8957032 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2022.106916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Introduction and importance Melanoma is a malignant skin neoplasm with a high metastatic potential. Several reports have shown that metastatic melanoma has a predilection to metastasize to the GI tract; however, diagnosing metastatic melanoma as a cause of intussusception has been reported in only few cases with variable presentations. Case presentation We present the case of a 48-year-old woman with a long history of metastatic melanoma who presented with recurrent enteric intussusception due to a melanoma lesion acting as a pathologic lead point despite immunotherapy treatment. We contribute the management plan, diagnostic modalities, and surgical approach of this rare form of adult intussusception in guidance of future management plans. Clinical discussion The variability in presentation of adult intussusception makes diagnosis difficult and the lack of consensus on management and surgical strategies poses challenging hurdles. A diagnostic laparoscopy followed by reduction and resection of the intussuscepted lesion in a small surgical field is an effective and beneficial palliative procedure with favorable outcomes. Our patient developed intussusception despite receiving a trial of dual immunotherapy after chemotherapy. Conclusion It may be insufficient to control disease even with dual immunotherapy after chemotherapy. Further studies are needed to determine the optimal surgical and oncological management in treating gastrointestinal metastasis of malignant melanoma. Malignant melanoma has predilection to metastasize to the small bowel. A metastatic melanoma lesion may act as a lead point causing intussusception despite immunotherapy treatment. There is no consensus on management of small bowel intussusception caused by a metastatic melanoma. Reduction and resection of the lead point in a small surgical fieldcan be beneficial in high-risk patients.
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