Edematous Ileocecal Valve Mimicking Incomplete Reduction after Intussusception

Frédéric Marie Quatannens; Michael Aertsen; Stéphanie Braspenningx

doi:10.5334/jbsr.3281

Edematous Ileocecal Valve Mimicking Incomplete Reduction after Intussusception

J Belg Soc Radiol. 2023 Oct 2;107(1):79. doi: 10.5334/jbsr.3281. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Frédéric Marie Quatannens¹, Michael Aertsen², Stéphanie Braspenningx^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ KU Leuven, BE.
² Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Faculteit Geneeskunde, Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven, Universiteit Hasselt, BE.

Abstract

Teaching Point: An edematous ileocecal valve may mimic a residual intussusception after reduction. Differential diagnosis is important for therapeutic implications.

Keywords: ileocecal valve edema; intussusception; single contrast enema.

Publication types

Case Reports