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Carcinoma of the Cecum Presenting as Intussusception

Mordechai Shimonov, Oleg Kaminsky, Maya Cohen

Depts. of Surgery and Radiology, Beilinson Campus, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva

In intussusception a proximal bowel segment (intussusceptum) invaginates into the lumen of a distal bowel segment (intussuscipiens). In adults intussusception represents a rare cause of intestinal obstruction and is usually secondary to an identifiable lesion that requires surgical treatment other than that of the intussusception itself.

We present a 57-year-old woman with metastatic colonic carcinoma of the ileocecal valve and intussusception of the ileum into the cecum. Right hemicolectomy was performed.