Revista OMICS de Radiologia

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Intussusception of the Colon: Rare Case of Bowel Obstruction

Soufiane Rostoum, Mohammed Fadil, Meriem Zhim, Amine Naggar, Fatima Zahra Laamrani, Laila Jroundi, Omar El Aoufir

An intussusception happens when a portion of the intestine folds over like a glove and enters the intestinal segment immediately downstream. As a result of this “telescoping”, the digestive tunics that form the wall of the gastrointestinal tract become nested, forming an intussusception loop that has a head and a neck. Its diagnosis is not simple and should be suspected in the absence of a particular background or with recurrent spontaneously resolving occlusive episodes.