Acute Adult Jejuno-Jejunal Intussusception Caused by a Giant Lipoma

Acute Adult Jejuno-Jejunal Intussusception Caused by a Giant Lipoma

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Discussion & Conclusion

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Comments: The Discussion defines intussusception along with the incidence of occurring among the population providing relevant literature. This further highlights the origin and cause of the occurrence of intussusception in a detailed manner. The Conclusion states that the diagnosis of intussusception is difficult due to atypical and non-specific symptoms where computed tomography (CT) is suggested as the preferred tool for timely diagnosis. Lastly, it also states that Surgical resection remains as the treatment of choice.

 

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Further comments on the paper

Comments: The Case Report presents an 80-year-old female with complete jejunal obstruction with intussusception due to 5 cm submucosal lipoma. This further describes the clinical examination performed to investigate the origin of the disease.

 

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Author Info

Corresponding Author
Paolo Aonzo
Department of Surgery, Mons. Giovanni Galliano Hospital, ASL Alessandria, Acqui Terme (AL), Italy

Article Info

Article Type
Case Report
Publication history
Received: Fri 05, Feb 2021
Accepted: Fri 19, Feb 2021
Published: Fri 05, Mar 2021
Copyright
© 2023 Paolo Aonzo. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.SCR.2021.03.03