Abstract

LOMBANA-AMAYA, Luis Jorge; RUGELES, Saúl  and  GONZALEZ-GONZALEZ, Jorge Alejandro. Appendiceal intussusception: a rare finding during colonoscopy. Case report. Rev. colomb. Gastroenterol. [online]. 2021, vol.36, n.2, pp.275-279.  Epub Nov 25, 2021. ISSN 0120-9957.  https://doi.org/10.22516/25007440.638.

This is the case of a young patient with an incidental endoscopic finding of a lesion in the cecum during follow-up colonoscopy with benign histology. The diagnostic process and surgical treatment are described. The existing literature was reviewed and the incidence, symptoms and indications of surgical treatment of this rare condition are discussed.

Keywords : Intussusception; Appendiceal neoplasm; Colonoscopy; Endometriosis.

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