TY - JOUR
T1 - CT Findings of Intussusception in Adults
AU - Furukawa, Akira
AU - Yamasaki, Michio
AU - Takahashi, Masashi
AU - Nitta, Norihisa
AU - Tanaka, Toyohiko
AU - Kanasaki, Shuzo
AU - Yokoyama, Kenji
AU - Murata, Kiyoshi
AU - Sakamoto, Tsutomu
PY - 2003/10
Y1 - 2003/10
N2 - Intussusception is rare in adults, in contrast to its frequent occurrence in infants. The clinical presentation is variable, consisting mainly of abdominal pain that may be chronic, intermittent, or acute. The classic triad of nausea and vomiting, bloody diarrhea, and an abdominal mass typically present in children with intussusception does not usually appear in adults. This diagnosis is, therefore, rarely included in the differential diagnosis of adult patients with vague abdominal complaints. However, with increasing use of CT scanning in the evaluation of patients with abdominal pain, the diagnosis of intussusception can be readily suggested by the radiologist because of its virtually pathognomonic appearance on CT.
AB - Intussusception is rare in adults, in contrast to its frequent occurrence in infants. The clinical presentation is variable, consisting mainly of abdominal pain that may be chronic, intermittent, or acute. The classic triad of nausea and vomiting, bloody diarrhea, and an abdominal mass typically present in children with intussusception does not usually appear in adults. This diagnosis is, therefore, rarely included in the differential diagnosis of adult patients with vague abdominal complaints. However, with increasing use of CT scanning in the evaluation of patients with abdominal pain, the diagnosis of intussusception can be readily suggested by the radiologist because of its virtually pathognomonic appearance on CT.
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U2 - 10.1016/s0887-2171(03)00073-8
DO - 10.1016/s0887-2171(03)00073-8
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C2 - 14620719
AN - SCOPUS:0242385392
SN - 0887-2171
VL - 24
SP - 377
EP - 386
JO - Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
JF - Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
IS - 5
ER -