Intussusception as a cause of bowel obstruction in adults from a resource limited area, Cameroon

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Intussusception refers to the telescoping of a proximal segment of bowel into a distal segment. It is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in adulthood.
CASE DETAILS: We report two cases of adult intussusception in a post-operative period following Caesarean Section (with no lead point) and Appendicectomy (due to colonic adenocarcinoma) respectively.
CONCLUSION: Though rare in adulthood, intussusception should be considered as a differential diagnosis to bowel obstruction in adults even in the post-operative period.

KEYWORDS: Adult intussusception, Aetiology, post-operative intestinal obstruction, colonic adenocarcinoma, Cameroon