Adult Intussusception Caused by Yersinia enterocolitica Enterocolitis

Akira Imoto; Mitsuyuki Murano; Azusa Hara; Ken Narabayashi; Takeshi Ogura; Kumi Ishida; Yosuke Abe; Daisuke Masuda; Takuya Inoue; Satoshi Tokioka; Michiaki Takii; Eiji Umegaki; Yutaro Egashira; Kazuhide Higuchi

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.51.7890

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Adult Intussusception Caused by Yersinia enterocolitica Enterocolitis

Akira Imoto, Mitsuyuki Murano, Azusa Hara, Ken Narabayashi, Takeshi Ogura, Kumi Ishida, Yosuke Abe, Daisuke Masuda, Takuya Inoue, Satoshi Tokioka, Michiaki Takii, Eiji Umegaki, Yutaro Egashira, Kazuhide Higuchi

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Akira Imoto
The 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Japan
Mitsuyuki Murano
The 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Japan
Azusa Hara
The 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Japan
Ken Narabayashi
The 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Japan
Takeshi Ogura
The 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Japan
Kumi Ishida
The 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Japan
Yosuke Abe
The 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Japan
Daisuke Masuda
The 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Japan
Takuya Inoue
The 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Japan
Satoshi Tokioka
The 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Japan
Michiaki Takii
The 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Japan
Eiji Umegaki
The 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Japan
Yutaro Egashira
Department of Pathology, Osaka Medical College, Japan
Kazuhide Higuchi
The 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Japan

Keywords: adult, intussusception, Yersinia enterocolitica enterocolitis, surgery, manual reduction

JOURNAL OPEN ACCESS

2012 Volume 51 Issue 18 Pages 2545-2549

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.51.7890

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Abstract

Yersinia enterocolitica (YE) infection is a rare cause of intestinal intussusception, especially in adults. We herein, report a case of adult intussusception due to YE enterocolitis. A 24-year-old woman was admitted because of severe abdominal pain. She was clinically diagnosed with ileocolic intussusception on the basis of the findings of computed tomography (CT) and a gastrografin enema. Manual surgical reduction was sufficient to alleviate the intussusception. A histological examination of the lymph nodes around the ileocecum excluded lymphoma. Serological testing revealed that the cause of the intussusception was a YE infection. The patient's postoperative course was good and no recurrence was seen during the follow-up.

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