Laparoscopic management of sigmoidorectal intussusception

C Travis Greenley; Bestoun Ahmed; Lee Friedman; Lori Deitte; Ziad T Awad

doi:10.4293/108680810X12674612015184

Laparoscopic management of sigmoidorectal intussusception

JSLS. 2010 Jan-Mar;14(1):137-9. doi: 10.4293/108680810X12674612015184.

Authors

C Travis Greenley¹, Bestoun Ahmed, Lee Friedman, Lori Deitte, Ziad T Awad

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Florida, Jacksonville, Florida 32209, USA.

Abstract

Adult intussusception is an uncommon entity. Surgical resection is required because of the high incidence of pathological lead point. We report a case of sigmoidorectal intussusception caused by a large tubulovillous adenoma. The patient underwent laparoscopic sigmoidectomy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenoma, Villous / complications
Aged
Digestive System Surgical Procedures / methods
Female
Humans
Intussusception / etiology
Intussusception / surgery*
Laparoscopy*
Sigmoid Diseases / etiology
Sigmoid Diseases / surgery*
Sigmoid Neoplasms / complications