COLO-COLONIC INTUSSUSCEPTION CAUSED BY LIPOMA - CASE-REPORTS

Intussusception is primarily seen among children, most often as idiopa thic ileocolic intussusception (1, 4), and only 5 to 16% of all intuss usceptions are seen in adults (1, 8). In contrast to childhood invagin ation, in adults underlying pathologic processes are identified in 18 to 90% (1, 8). This report presents 2 cases of colo-colonic intussusce ption caused by a colonic lipoma. The ultrasonic features of this beni gn tumour are rather characteristic. A definitive diagnosis can be pro vided by CT.