Adult intussusception caused by Yersinia enterocolitica enterocolitis.

Abstract

Yersinia enterocolitica (YE) infection is a rare cause of intestinal intussusception, especially in adults. We herein, report a case of adult intussusception due to YE enterocolitis. A 24-year-old woman was admitted because of severe abdominal pain. She was clinically diagnosed with ileocolic intussusception on the basis of the findings of computed tomography (CT) and a gastrografin enema. Manual surgical reduction was sufficient to alleviate the intussusception. A histological examination of the lymph nodes around the ileocecum excluded lymphoma. Serological testing revealed that the cause of the intussusception was a YE infection. The patient's postoperative course was good and no recurrence was seen during the follow-up.

• Authors: Akira Imoto, Mitsuyuki Murano, Azusa Hara, Ken Narabayashi, Takeshi Ogura, Kumi Ishida, Yosuke Abe, Daisuke Masuda, Takuya Inoue, Satoshi Tokioka, Michiaki Takii, Eiji Umegaki, Yutaro Egashira, Kazuhide Higuchi
• Journal: Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) (Intern Med) Vol. 51 Issue 18 Pg. 2545-9 ( 2012) ISSN: 1349-7235 [Electronic] Japan
• PMID: 22989824 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Enterocolitis (complications, microbiology)
• Female
• Humans
• Intussusception (diagnostic imaging, etiology, surgery)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed
• Treatment Outcome
• Yersinia Infections (complications)
• Yersinia enterocolitica
• Young Adult