Ileocolorectal intussusception due to caecal hamartoma

West Indian Med J. 2011 Dec;60(6):678-80.

Abstract

Although 75% of intussusceptions occur within the first two years of life, they can also develop in teenage years. This is a case report of a 13-year old boy with an ileocolorectal intussusception from a large caecal hamartoma (10 x 6 x 2 cm3) adjacent to the ileocaecal valve. Partial resection of the ascending colon and terminal ileum was performed, and the pathology of the resected mass revealed a hamartoma. Ileocolorectal intussusception secondary to hamartoma represents a particularly rare event in the paediatric population. With early surgical intervention, this patient's outcome was uneventful.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Cecal Diseases / complications*
  • Cecal Diseases / surgery
  • Hamartoma / complications*
  • Hamartoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Ileal Diseases / etiology*
  • Ileal Diseases / surgery
  • Ileocecal Valve
  • Intussusception / etiology*
  • Intussusception / surgery
  • Male
  • Rectal Diseases / etiology*
  • Rectal Diseases / surgery