Case Reports in Gastroenterology (Sep 2010)

Prolapse of Intussusception through the Anus as a Result of Sigmoid Colon Cancer

  • Hiroki Ochiai,
  • Takashi Ohishi,
  • Shikou Seki,
  • Jo Tokuyama,
  • Koji Osumi,
  • Hidejirou Urakami,
  • Atsushi Shimada,
  • Akira Matsui,
  • Yoh Isobe,
  • Yuya Murata,
  • Takashi Endo,
  • Yoshiyuki Ishii,
  • Hirotoshi Hasegawa,
  • Sumio Matsumoto,
  • Yuko Kitagawa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1159/000320770
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 3
pp. 346 – 350

Abstract

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Adult intussusception is rare and most often associated with cancer. We report a case of intussuscepted sigmoid colon into the rectum protruding from the anus of a 47-year-old woman. The cause of the intussusception was sigmoid colon cancer. We removed the intussuscepted part of the sigmoid colon as well as the rectum and regional lymph nodes. The patient recovered uneventfully and there has been no evidence of recurrence of the cancer.

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