Abstract
Cecorectal intussusception, a variant form of intussusception, occurs when the cecum enters through the entire course of colon and reaches to the rectum. This condition is rare but often associated with a pathologic lead point. Here, we report a 13-year-old boy, featuring insidious abdominal discomfort and constipation for 1 month, who developed cecorectal intussusception. Before surgical intervention, multi-detector row computed tomography with reconstructed images demonstrated the route of cecorectal intussusception and identified a cecal fat-containing tumor as the lead point. The patient received surgical reduction with resection of the cecal tumor. Final pathological diagnosis was a hamartoma of the cecum. The relevant literature pertaining to this condition is reviewed, and the possible pathophysiology of the condition discussed.
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Chen, YL., Yu, CY., Liu, CH. et al. Cecorectal intussusception induced by a cecal hamartoma. Abdom Imaging 36, 46–49 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-009-9598-4
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