Intussusception as a Cause of Bowel Obstruction in Adults from a Resource Limited Area, Cameroon.

BACKGROUND

Intussusception refers to the telescoping of a proximal segment of bowel into a distal segment. It is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in adulthood.

CASE DETAILS: We report two cases of adult intussusception in a post-operative period following Caesarean Section (with no lead point) and Appendicectomy (due to colonic adenocarcinoma) respectively.

CONCLUSION

Though rare in adulthood, intussusception should be considered as a differential diagnosis to bowel obstruction in adults even in the post-operative period.