INTUSSUSCEPTIONS IN ADULTS

Authors
KURTZ B STEIDLE B MOLZAHN E
Citation
B. Kurtz et al., INTUSSUSCEPTIONS IN ADULTS, RoFo. Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Rontgenstrahlen und der neuenbildgebenden Verfahren, 158(4), 1993, pp. 314-319
Citations number
40
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
RoFo. Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Rontgenstrahlen und der neuenbildgebenden Verfahren → ACNP
ISSN journal
09366652
Volume
158
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
314 - 319
Database
ISI
SICI code
0936-6652(1993)158:4<314:IIA>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Intussusceptions in adults are rare. With the increasing use of sonogr aphy, CT and improved methods for examining the small bowel, they are now diagnosed more frequently before operation. If one considers the p ossibility, acute invaginations can be readily diagnosed by sonography or barium examination; the CT appearances are pathognomonic. In long- standing cases it may be difficult to separate the oedematous small bo wel walls from each other. The ''duck bill'' narrowing is a sign of ch ronic invagination.