A case of postoperative recurrent intussusception associated with indwelling bowel tube

摘要

Intussusception is quite uncommon in adults.We report a rare case of a 76-year-old man with small bowel intussusception induced by two indwelling bowel tubes,the first a jejunal feeding tube and the second an ileus tube.After complete reduction of the first intussusception caused by the jejunal feeding tube and adhesion,reintussusception occurred due to the postoperative adhesion and ileus tube inserted into the bowel after the previous operation for intussusception.Finally,the part of the jejunum with re-intussusception and adhesion,including the place where the previous reduced intussusception had occurred,was resected.This case is a reminder that when there is no mucosal lesion other than an indwelling bowel tube or a hard adhesion/ inflammation around intussusception,the patient should be operated on without delay for resection of the intussusception to prevent re-intussusception,even if the resected bowel is predicted to be long.