Ileocolonic intussusception due to severe endometriosis.

Endometriosis is the presence of normal endometrial tissue outside the uterus, which may appear in up to 15% of fertile female population. Bowel endometriosis is uncommon, and obstruction due to endometrial ileocolic intussusception is extremely rare. Herein, we report a case of a 27-year-old female who presented with bowel obstruction due to ileocolic intussusception secondary to endometriosis. A 27-year-old female, without pregnancies, and with a 1 year history of endometriosis presented to the emergency department referring severe abdominal pain in right lower quadrant, nausea and vomiting, she had medical history of prior episodes of mild abdominal pain due to endometriosis with OB/GYN follow-up. Physical examination revealed abdominal distension with decreased bowel movements to auscultation. A CT scan reported suspicion of intussusception. Colonoscopy was ordered, where an ileocolic intussusception was found. Diagnostic laparoscopy was performed, and the initial diagnosis was confirmed. A right hemicolectomy with extracorporeal anastomosis was achieved without any surgical complications. The patient was discharge on postoperative day 4 and continues doing well on a 12 month follow-up. Ileocolic intussusception due to endometriosis is a very rare condition, and it must be considered a differential diagnosis in female patients in reproductive age, when presenting with intestinal obstruction.

[Ileocolonic intussusception in an adolescent patient with cystic fibrosis]. / Invaginación íleo-colónica en un paciente adolescente con fibrosis quística.

Intestinal intussusception occurs when a proximal segment of the intestine telescopes into the lumen of an adjacent distal segment, causing intestinal obstruction. It is a common cause of acute abdomen in the first two years of life, but rare in older children. A 16-year-old male with a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis presented with symptoms compatible with distal intestinal occlusion syndrome. He came at the cystic fibrosis clinic with a 5-day evolution of abdominal pain and a palpable mass in the right hypochondrium. Abdominal ultrasound and abdominal contrasted tomography were performed demonstrating ileocolonic invagination with signs of intestinal ischemia, necrosis and pneumatosis of the intestinal wall. He underwent surgery with resection of the terminal ileum and right hemicolon, and a tumor in the caecum was found. This is a rare cause of acute abdomen in young patients with cystic fibrosis and may be associated with an underlying organic cause.

La invaginación intestinal ocurre cuando un segmento proximal de intestino se repliega dentro de la luz de un segmento distal adyacente y provoca obstrucción intestinal. Es una causa común de abdomen agudo en los dos primeros años de la vida, pero raro en niños mayores. Un varón de 16 años, con diagnóstico de fibrosis quística, se presentó con un cuadro compatible con síndrome de oclusión intestinal distal. Consultó a la clínica con dolor abdominal y una masa palpable en el hipocondrio derecho. Se realizó ecografía abdominal y tomografía de abdomen contrastada, que demostraron invaginación íleo-colónica con signos de isquemia intestinal, necrosis y neumatosis de la pared intestinal. Fue intervenido: se realizó resección del íleon terminal y hemicolon derecho, y se detectó una tumoración en ciego. La invaginación íleo-colónica es una causa rara de abdomen agudo en pacientes adolescentes con fibrosis quística y puede estar asociada a una causa orgánica subyacente.

[Intestinal intussusception as a key sign of Celiac Disease. A pediatric case report]. / Invaginación intestinal como signo guía de enfermedad celíaca. Un caso clínico pediátrico.

Intestinal intussusception is the most frequent cause of intestinal obstruction between 6 and 36 months of age, the majority being idiopathic. The association between celiac disease and intestinal intussusception in the pediatric population has been described. We present the case of a 23-month-old male admitted due to a failure to thrive. In his ultrasound study recurrent asymptomatic ileo-ileal invaginations were found.

La invaginación intestinal es la causa más frecuente de obstrucción intestinal entre los 6 y los 36 meses de edad. La mayoría son idiopáticas. Se ha descrito la asociación entre la enfermedad celíaca y la invaginación intestinal en la población pediátrica. Se presenta el caso de un varón de 23 meses ingresado por estancamiento ponderal en cuyo estudio ecográfico se observaron invaginaciones íleo-ileales asintomáticas repetidas.

Postsurgical intestinal occlusion ileum-ileum double intussusception in eleven-month girl.

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.

ANTECEDENTES: La invaginación posoperatoria es una complicación inusual en niños. Su incidencia es del 0.01-0.25%. CASO CLÍNICO: Niña de 11 meses a quien se realizó colostomía y 48 horas después presentó dolor abdominal, vómito gastrobiliar y distensión abdominal. Se realizó laparotomía y se encontró una doble invaginación íleo-ileal a 60 cm de la válvula ileocecal. DISCUSIÓN: Las invaginaciones intestinales posoperatorias son extremadamente raras y la mayoría se presentan dentro de los primeros 7 días. La etiología de la invaginación posoperatoria es desconocida. CONCLUSIONES: En niños operados con oclusión intestinal debe sospecharse invaginación intestinal y realizar una laparotomía inmediata.

Bowel obstruction due to video capsule endoscopy in a patient with Crohn's disease.

BACKGROUND: The retention of the endoscopic capsule (EC) is a serious complication and exceptionally, acute intestinal obstruction is conditioned. CLINICAL CASE: 64 years-old man, previously treated by gastroenterology for Crohn's disease. With good initial response to pharmacological treatment for 6 weeks, subsequently with the onset of pain and symptoms not explained by colonoscopy. EC was performed, presenting at 48 hours bowel obstruction symptoms with data of systemic inflammatory response and peritoneal irritation. Exploratory laparotomy with bowel resection and side-to-side stapled anastomosis was performed, histopathology report confirmed obstruction of the bowel lumen due to impacted EC in ileal stenosis area. In the immediate postoperative period with good evolution. At 8 weeks of the procedure, he went for an enterocutaneous fistula, which had a good response to conservative treatment. CONCLUSION: The rate of retention of CE in Crohn's disease is 5-6%, prior to its use, it is recommended to perform imaging studies to evaluate the bowel permeability, however negative studies do not exclude the presence of stenosis. In cases where intestinal resection is indicated, it is recommended to be wide with side-to-side stapled anastomosis to reduce the risk of recurrence of the disease.

ANTECEDENTES: La retención de la cápsula endoscópica (CE) es una complicación grave y provoca de forma excepcional obstrucción intestinal aguda en su presentación. CASO CLÍNICO: Paciente masculino de 64 años, tratado previamente por gastroenterología por enfermedad de Crohn. Muestra buena respuesta inicial al tratamiento farmacológico por seis semanas, pero después refiere dolor y síntomas no explicados por la colonoscopia. Se realizó CE, con aparición a las 48 horas de cuadro de obstrucción intestinal, signos de respuesta inflamatoria sistémica e irritación peritoneal. Se practicó laparotomía exploradora más resección intestinal con anastomosis laterolateral mecánica y el informe de histopatología confirmó obstrucción de la luz intestinal por CE impactada en la zona de estenosis del íleon terminal. En el postoperatorio inmediato la evolución es buena. A las ocho semanas del procedimiento acude por fístula enterocutánea que tuvo buena respuesta al tratamiento conservador. CONCLUSIÓN: La tasa de retención de CE en la enfermedad de Crohn es de 5 a 6%; antes de programarla se recomienda realizar estudios de imagen para evaluar la permeabilidad de la luz intestinal, si bien los estudios negativos no excluyen la presencia de estenosis. En los casos en que esté indicada la resección intestinal, se recomienda que ésta sea amplia con anastomosis laterolateral mecánica para reducir el riesgo de recurrencia de la enfermedad.

Intussusception reveals MUTYH-associated polyposis syndrome and colorectal cancer: a case report.

BACKGROUND: We are reporting a rare case of MUTYH-associated polyposis, a colorectal cancer hereditary syndrome, diagnosticated after an intussusception. Colorectal cancer is an important cause of cancer related mortality that can be manifested by an intussusception, a rare occurrence in adults and almost always related to tumors. Approximately 5% of colorectal cancers can be attributed to syndromes known to cause hereditary colorectal cancer, such as MUTYH-associated polyposis, autosomal genetic syndrome associated with this disease. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of a 44 years old male, that sought medical consultation with a complaint of abdominal discomfort, that after five days changed its characteristics. The patient was sent to the emergency department were a CT-scan revealed intestinal sub-occlusion by ileocolic invagination. Right colectomy was carried out. The anatomic-pathological examination revealed a moderately differentiated mucinous adenocarcinoma and multiples sessile polyps, which led to the suspicion of a genetic syndrome. In the genetics analysis two mutations were observed in the MUTYH gene, and MUTYH-associated polyposis was diagnosticated. CONCLUSION: This case demonstrates the importance of meticulous analysis of the patient examinations results to identify possible discrete alterations that can lead to improved understanding of disease.

Lithopedion Causing Intestinal Obstruction in a 71-Year-Old Woman: A Case Report Litopedia causando obstrução intestinal em idosa de 71 anos: relato de caso.

Ectopic pregnancy is the leading cause of pregnancy-related death during the first trimester, and it occurs in 1 to 2% of pregnancies. Over 90% of ectopic pregnancies are located in the fallopian tube. Abdominal pregnancy refers to an ectopic pregnancy that has implanted in the peritoneal cavity, external to the uterine cavity and fallopian tubes. The estimated incidence is 1 per 10,000 births and 1.4% of ectopic pregnancies. Lithopedion is a rare type of ectopic pregnancy, and it occurs when the fetus from an unrecognized abdominal pregnancy may die and calcify. The resulting "stone baby" may not be detected for decades and may cause a variety of complications. Lithopedion is a very rare event that occurs in 0.0054% of all gestations. About 1.5 to 1.8% of the abdominal babies develop into lithopedion. There are only ∼ 330 known cases of lithopedion in the world. We describe a lithopedion that complicated as intestinal obstruction in a 71-year-old woman.

A gravidez ectópica é a principal causa de morte materna no primeiro trimestre, e ocorre em 1 a 2% das gestações. Mais de 90% ocorrem nas tubas uterinas. Gravidez abdominal refere-se à gravidez ectópica implantada na cavidade peritoneal, externamente ao útero e às tubas uterinas. A incidência estimada é de 1 por 10 mil nascimentos e 1,4% das gravidezes ectópicas. A litopedia é um tipo raro de gravidez ectópica, e ocorre quando o feto de uma gravidez abdominal não reconhecida morre e se calcifica. O "bebê de pedra" resultante pode não ser detectado por décadas, e pode causar complicações futuras. A litopedia é um evento muito raro que ocorre em 0,0054% de todas as gestações. Cerca de 1,5 a 1,8% dos bebês abdominais se tornam litopédios. Existem somente cerca de 330 casos conhecidos de litopedia no mundo. Descrevemos uma litopedia que se agravou, tornando-se uma obstrução intestinal, em uma idosa de 71 anos.

Lithopedion causing intestinal obstruction in a 71-year-old woman: A case report / Litopedia causando obstrução intestinal em idosa de 71 anos: relato de caso

Abstract Ectopic pregnancy is the leading cause of pregnancy-related death during the first trimester, and it occurs in 1 to 2% of pregnancies. Over 90% of ectopic pregnancies are located in the fallopian tube. Abdominal pregnancy refers to an ectopic pregnancy that has implanted in the peritoneal cavity, external to the uterine cavity and fallopian tubes. The estimated incidence is 1 per 10,000 births and 1.4%of ectopic pregnancies. Lithopedion is a rare type of ectopic pregnancy, and it occurs when the fetus from an unrecognized abdominal pregnancymay die and calcify. The resulting "stone baby" may not be detected for decades andmay cause a variety of complications. Lithopedion is a very rare event that occurs in 0.0054% of all gestations. About 1.5 to 1.8% of the abdominal babies develop into lithopedion. There are only ~ 330 known cases of lithopedion in the world. We describe a lithopedion that complicated as intestinal obstruction in a 71-year-old woman.

Resumo A gravidez ectópica é a principal causa de morte materna no primeiro trimestre, e ocorre em 1 a 2% das gestações. Mais de 90% ocorrem nas tubas uterinas. Gravidez abdominal refere-se à gravidez ectópica implantada na cavidade peritoneal, externamente ao útero e às tubas uterinas.Aincidência estimada éde 1 por 10mil nascimentos e 1,4%das gravidezes ectópicas. A litopedia é um tipo raro de gravidez ectópica, e ocorre quando o feto de uma gravidez abdominal não reconhecida morre e se calcifica. O "bebê de pedra" resultante pode não ser detectado por décadas, e pode causar complicações futuras. A litopedia é um evento muito raro que ocorre em 0,0054% de todas as gestações. Cerca de 1,5 a 1,8% dos bebês abdominais se tornam litopédios. Existem somente cerca de 330 casos conhecidos de litopedia no mundo. Descrevemos uma litopedia que se agravou, tornando-se uma obstrução intestinal, em uma idosa de 71 anos.

[Divertículo de Meckel con tejido pancreático ectópico en un niño de 12 años con invaginación intestinal. Reporte de caso y revisión de la literatura]. / Meckel diverticulum with ectopic pancreatic tissue in a 12-year-old boy with intestinal invagination. Case report and review of the literature.

INTRODUCCIÓN: El divertículo de Meckel es un remanente del conducto onfalomesentérico y su prevalencia es del 2%. CASO CLÍNICO: Niño de 12 años con dolor abdominal, acompañado de evacuaciones mucosanguinolentas y hematemesis, con masa en cuadrante inferior derecho. En la laparotomía quirúrgica se encontró invaginación, y se realizó desinvaginación y resección del divertículo de Meckel. CONCLUSIÓN: La asociación de divertículo de Meckel con tejido pancreático heterotópico en niños es poco frecuente. Clínicamente, su principal manifestación es la invaginación intestinal en la literatura revisada, y el ultrasonido constituye el mejor estudio para el diagnóstico de invaginación intestinal, no así para el divertículo de Meckel o el tejido pancreático heterotópico, en los que la tomografía sería una opción. INTRODUCTION: Meckel's diverticulum is a remnant of the omphalomesenteric duct and its prevalence is 2%. CLINICAL CASE: A 12-year-old male with abdominal pain, accompanied by muco-sanguineous evacuations and hematemesis, with right lower quadrant mass. In the laparotomy, invasion was found; intussusception reduction and resection of the Meckel's diverticulum was performed. CONCLUSION: The association of Meckel's diverticulum with heterotopic pancreatic tissue in children is rare, its main manifestation is intussusception and ultrasound is an option for diagnosis.

[Gallstone ileus, surgical management review]. / Íleo biliar, revisión del manejo quirúrgico.

BACKGROUND: Gallstone ileus (GI) represents a rare cause of mechanical intestinal occlusion, which is caused by the impaction of a gallstones at the gastrointestinal tract, being most frequently the terminal ileum; its etiology is due to the passage of a calculum through a biliary-enteric fistula. Due to its low incidence, diagnostic suspicion and adequate initial surgical treatment are essential for an adequate clinical evolution. OBJECTIVE: A bibliographic review on the current surgical management of GI was carried out and exemplified by the presentation a clinical case. CLINICAL CASE: 78-year-old male with bowel obstruction, upon undergoing a CT scan, a gallstone at the level of distal ileum is displayed, therefore, an exploratory laparotomy (ex lap) is performed with enterotomy and extraction of the calculus. The patient bestowed adequate postoperative clinical evolution, and the presence of a cholecystoduodenal fistula is documented by an upper endoscopy. DISCUSSION: GI represents an uncommon pathology, however, there is discrepancy in the literature regarding the initial surgical management, especially in whether or not a biliary procedure should be associated with emergency enterolithotomy. CONCLUSION: GI is associated with complications secondary to diagnostic delay and its late surgical resolution, although the initial treatment is aimed at resolving the intestinal obstruction through enterotomy and gallstone extraction, there is controversy regarding the preferred time for cholecystectomy and repair of biliary-enteric fistula, being the two-stage surgery the surgical procedure of choice, especially in patients with a high risk of complications.

ANTECEDENTES: El íleo biliar (IB) es una causa poco frecuente de oclusión intestinal mecánica, causado por la impactación de un cálculo biliar en el tubo digestivo, siendo la localización más frecuente el íleon terminal; se debe al paso de un cálculo a través de una fístula bilioentérica. Debido a su baja incidencia, la sospecha diagnóstica y el tratamiento quirúrgico inicial adecuado son de gran importancia para la evolución clínica. OBJETIVO: Realizar una revisión bibliográfica sobre el manejo quirúrgico actual del IB y ejemplificarlo mediante la presentación de un caso clínico. CASO CLÍNICO: Varón de 78 años con cuadro de oclusión intestinal, con presencia de cálculo biliar en el íleon distal por tomografía. Se realiza laparotomía exploradora con enterotomía y extracción del cálculo. Cursa con adecuada evolución posquirúrgica, documentándose fístula colecistoduodenal por panendoscopia. DISCUSIÓN: El IB es una patología poco común, por lo cual existe discrepancia en cuanto al tipo de manejo quirúrgico ideal, sobre todo en si se debe o no asociar un procedimiento biliar a la enterolitotomía de urgencia. CONCLUSIÓN: El IB se asocia a complicaciones secundarias al retraso diagnóstico y a una mala elección de la técnica quirúrgica inicial. Si bien el tratamiento está encaminado a resolver la obstrucción intestinal mediante enterotomía y extracción del cálculo biliar, existe controversia en cuanto al tiempo preferido para realizar la colecistectomía y la reparación de la fístula bilioentérica, siendo la cirugía en dos tiempos el procedimiento quirúrgico de elección, sobre todo en pacientes con alto riesgo de complicaciones.

Perforated Meckel's diverticulum.

We report a patient with diffuse peritonitis due to perforation of Meckel's diverticulum. This patient was referred to the operating room and underwent bowel resection segment encompassing the area of the diverticulum and terminoterminal primary enteroanastomosis on two levels with good evolution. The diverticulum complications are often related to the presence of ectopic mucosa, specially the gastric and pancreatic type. Since preoperative diagnosis is difficult and infrequent, in most cases this anomaly is confirmed only during surgery. Surgical resection of the affected intestinal segment is the mainstay of treatment in both diverticula diagnosed incidentally, as the complicated by inflammation, bleeding, obstruction or perforation. We conclude that in cases of acute abdomen punctured, the diagnosis of Meckel's diverticulum should be considered.

Biliary ileus: case report.

Biliary ileusis a uncommon cause of mechanical bowel obstruction, affecting older adult patients who often have other significant medical conditions. It is caused by intestinal impaction of a gallstone that enters the bowel via a cholecysto-enteric fistula. The mortality rate is considerable, ranging between 12 and 27%. Treatment in most cases is surgical, aimed at the resolution of the intestinal obstruction. We report the case of a 55 year old patient diagnosed with biliary ileus, wich evolved without complications after a enterolithotomy. We have concluded, based on the literature that an early diagnosis associated with appropriate therapy can lead to a better prognosis.