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Cirugía y cirujanos
On-line version ISSN 2444-054XPrint version ISSN 0009-7411
Abstract
GALVAN-MONTANO, Alfonso; GUZMAN-MARTINEZ, Sonia; SERRANO-ANDRADE, Francisco and GARCIA-MORENO, Silvia. Postsurgical intestinal occlusion ileum-ileum double intussusception in eleven-month girl. Cir. cir. [online]. 2020, vol.88, n.1, pp.88-90. Epub Nov 22, 2021. ISSN 2444-054X. https://doi.org/10.24875/ciru.19000642.
Background:
Postoperative intussusception is an unusual complication in children; the incidence is 0.01-0.25%.
Clinical Case:
Female of 11 months who underwent colostomy, 48 h later presents abdominal pain, vomiting gastrobiliar and abdominal distension. A laparotomy was performed, finding a double ileo-ileal invagination 60 cm from the ileocecal valve.
Discussion:
The postoperative intestinal invaginations are extremely rare and most of them occur within the first 7 days. The etiology of postoperative intussusception is unknown.
Conclusions:
Postoperative children with intestinal occlusion, intussusception should be suspected and an immediate laparotomy should be performed.
Keywords : Postsurgical intussusception; Children; Intestinal occlusion.
