Intussusception as a rare cause of bowel obstruction in a woman with recurrent ovarian cancer

Mackenzie W Sullivan; Susan C Modesitt

doi:10.1016/j.gore.2018.08.002

Intussusception as a rare cause of bowel obstruction in a woman with recurrent ovarian cancer

Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2018 Aug 11:26:4-6. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2018.08.002. eCollection 2018 Nov.

Authors

Mackenzie W Sullivan¹, Susan C Modesitt¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, United States.

Abstract

•A woman with recurrent ovarian cancer presented with rectal bleeding and cramping abdominal pain.•CT showed ileocolic intussusception.•In ovarian cancer, intussusception requires surgery whereas other bowel obstructions are initially treated conservatively.

Keywords: Intussusception; Large bowel obstruction; Malignant bowel obstruction; Ovarian cancer; Peritoneal cancer; Peritoneal implant.

Publication types

Case Reports