Komagamine, Junpei and Noritomi, Daichi (2022) Jejunal Intussusception Caused by a Nasointestinal Ileus Tube. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 9 (2). pp. 1-3. ISSN 2284-2594
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Abstract
A 79-year-old man was admitted to our hospital due to pleural empyema. After 4 weeks of antimicrobial therapy and pleural drainage, he recovered but complained of new-onset abdominal pain. Abdominal computed tomography revealed adhesive small bowel obstruction and a nasointestinal ileus tube with intermittent suction was inserted. This procedure initially decreased his abdominal pain, but severe abdominal pain and vomiting developed 3 days later. Repeat abdominal computed tomography revealed jejuno-jejunal intussusception due to the nasointestinal ileus tube. Our patient was initially treated conservatively. However, he underwent surgical reduction due to clinical deterioration 1 day after diagnosis and died from a surgical complication 19 days later. Intussusception is a rare but fatal complication caused by placement of a nasointestinal ileus tube in the small intestine. Because urgent operative reduction is needed to avoid intestinal resection in most cases, early diagnosis and surgical reduction of intussusception are critical.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Intussusception, nasointestinal ileus tube |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Apr 2022 12:38 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Apr 2022 12:38 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/21802 |
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