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Colocolonic intussusception secondary to juvenile polyp, case report

Journal Volume 76 - 2013
Issue Fasc.2 - Case reports
Author(s) Maryam Maghbool, Negar Azarpira, Saeed Reza Ba Ezzat, Sam Zeraatian
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(1) Department of Pathology, Fassa University of Medical Sciences ; (2) Department of Pathology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences ; (3) Department of surgery, Fassa University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

Colocolonic intussusception is a rare event because the descend- ing colon lies fixed in the retroperitoneal position. We present a case of colocolonic intussusception in a 17-year-old boy due to multiple juvenile polyps. The patient was treated by left hemi- colectomy. (Acta gastroenterol. belg., 2013, 76, 255-256).

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