Adult Intussusception Caused by Long Intestinal Tube: A Case Reporte

We report herein in the case of a 92-year-old male who presented abdominal pain. Because he had several histories of adhesive ileus, and clinical and radiological examinations made a diagnosis of recurrent adhesive ileus, a long intestinal tube was instantly inserted. However, severe abdominal pain and several vomiting emerged on the 7th hospital day, and a computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated an intussusception of small intestine. An emergency operation was performed and nearly 60 cm of small intestine was resected due to severe ischemia. We should keep in mind that a long intestinal tube can cause intussusception even though the frequency is low, and should perform examinations to treat immediately and properly in case of intussusceptions.