Postoperative intussusception following transverse colostomy: a case report with its pathogenesis.

Abstract

Postoperative idiopathic intussusception is considered to be a distinct entity, and has been reported following different operations. We present a 45-year-old female with postoperative ileoileal intussusception following a transverse loop colostomy for sigmoid volvulus, in which there was a kinked loop of bowel forming the lead point. The pathogenesis and literature review of this disorder is discussed.

• Authors: V C Shakya, C S Agrawal, R Koirala, S Khaniya, A B Shrestha, S Adhikary
• Journal: Kathmandu University medical journal (KUMJ) (Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ)) 2009 Oct-Dec Vol. 7 Issue 28 Pg. 429-31 ISSN: 1812-2078 [Electronic] Nepal
• PMID: 20502089 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Colon, Sigmoid (physiopathology, surgery)
• Colostomy (adverse effects, methods)
• Decompression, Surgical (methods)
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Ileal Diseases (diagnosis, etiology, surgery)
• Intestinal Volvulus (diagnostic imaging, surgery)
• Intussusception (diagnosis, etiology, surgery)
• Middle Aged
• Postoperative Complications (diagnosis, surgery)
• Radiography
• Reoperation (methods)
• Treatment Outcome