Inflammatory polyp of the ileum causing small bowel intussusception: A case report

Inflammatory polyp of the ileum causing small bowel intussusception: A case report

Blog Article

Adult intussusception is rare, and an underlying benign or malignant aetiology is often found.Inflammatory fibroid polyp, a benign neoplastic Food Jar polyp that can arise anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract is a rare cause of intussusception of the small bowel.Clinical presentation differs depending on the location of the lesion in the gastrointestinal tract.Diagnosis may be confirmed on a computed tomography scan or ultrasound.Definite diagnosis is based on histopathology and Allergies/Sinus Support immunocytochemistry.

We present the case of a 58-year-old lady with an inflammatory fibroid polyp who presented with microcytic anaemia and chronic abdominal pain due to recurrent intussusception.