Research Article
BibTex RIS Cite

OUR CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN INTESTINAL INTUSSUSCEPTION SURGERY IN ADULTS

Year 2024, Volume: 1 Issue: 1, 7 - 14, 07.10.2024

Abstract

Introduction: Intussusception is the invagination of a proximal segment of the intestine into the lumen of an adjacent distal segment. Although it is rarely seen in adults, it is a common condition in childhood. Materials and Method: Patients aged 18-80 years who underwent surgery for intestinal intussusception between 2017 and 2022 at HSUT Balıkesir Atatürk City Hospital were retrospectively evaluated. Patients under 18 and over 80 years of age and patients who did not undergo any surgical procedure were excluded from the study. In this context, 17 patients were included in our study. Findings: Seventeen patients who met the criteria were included in our study. Six of the patients were female and 11 were male with a mean age of 43.4 years (19-78). Abdominal tomography was performed in all seventeen patients and intussusception was diagnosed in sixteen patients (94,1%). Four patients underwent preoperative colonoscopy and mass and intussusception were identified in three of these patients. The types of operations performed were segmentary resection + anastomosis in nine patients, ileocecal resection + anastomosis in two patients, right hemicolectomy + anastomosis in four patients, right hemicolectomy + end ileostomy in one patient and subtotal colectomy in one patient. Two patients developed wound site skin infection postoperatively and one of these patients developed eventration at the same time. Postoperative pathological examination revealed malignancy in five patients; adenocarcinoma in three patients, gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) in one patient and lymphoma in one patient. Polyps were seen in five patients and lipomas were detected in two patients. In four patients, the primary cause of intussusception could not be identified and was reported as idiopathic. In only one patient, intussusception due to postoperative (after appendectomy) adhesions was detected intraoperatively. Discussion: Intussusception in adults is an acute onset disease. Preoperative diagnosis is difficult in these patients due to the lack of specific findings. Delayed diagnosis may lead to high mortality. As previously mentioned, intussusception is 20 times more common in pediatric age group than in adults. Intussusceptions in the adult age group account for less than 5% of all cases of intussusception, but only 1% of patients with signs of ileus. In a large-scale study, the rates of enteric, ileocolic and colonic types were found to be 49.5%, 29.1% and 19.9%, respectively. In our study, these rates were 52.9%, 41.1% and 5.8%, respectively. Although our rates are compatible with the literature, geographical differences and dietary habits affect these rates. Intussusception is a difficult disease to diagnose. In one study, the preoperative diagnosis rate was below 50%. In our study, this rate was 88.2%. Physical examination findings of the patients vary. Conclusion: Intussusception in adults is a rare disease with acute onset that is difficult to diagnose. The diagnosis and treatment of these patients may be delayed. Cross-sectional imaging methods should be used in cases of suspicion. Delayed diagnosis may be associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Treatment is mainly surgical.

References

  • 1. Hutchinson J. A successful patient of abdominal section for intussusception. Proc R Med Chir Soc 1873; 7: 195-198.
  • 2. Manouras A, Lagoudianakis EE, Dardamanis D, Tsekouras DK, Markogiannakis H, Genetzakis M, Pararas N, Papadima A, Triantafillou C, Katergiannakis V. Lipoma induced jejunojejunal intussusception. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13: 3641-3644.
  • 3. Azar T, Berger DL. Adult intussusception. Ann Surg 1997; 226: 134-138.
  • 4. Marsicovetere P, Ivatury SJ, White B, Holubar SD. Intestinal Intussusception: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Clin Colon Rectal Surg 2017; 30: 30-39.
  • 5. Hong KD, Kim J, Ji W, Wexner SD. Adult intussusception: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Tech Coloproctol 2019; 23: 315-324.
  • 6. Lu T, Chng YM. Adult intussusception. Perm J 2015; 19: 79-81.
  • 7. Marinis A, Yiallourou A, Samanides L, Dafnios N, Anastasopoulos G, Vassiliou I, Theodosopoulos T. Intussusception of the bowel in adults: a review. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15: 407-411.
  • 8. Wang LT, Wu CC, Yu JC, Hsiao CW, Hsu CC, Jao SW. Clinical entity and treatment strategies for adult intussusceptions: 20 years' experience. Dis Colon Rectum 2007; 50: 1941-1949.
  • 9. Mrak K. Uncommon conditions in surgical oncology: acute abdomen caused by ileocolic intussusception. J Gastrointest Oncol 2014; 5: E75-E79.
  • 10. Sarma D, Prabhu R, Rodrigues G. Adult intussusception: a six-year experience at a single center. Ann Gastroenterol 2012; 25: 128-132.
  • 11. Reijnen HA, Joosten HJ, de Boer HH. Diagnosis and treatment of adult intussusception. Am J Surg 1989; 158: 25-28.
  • 12. Kim YH, Blake MA, Harisinghani MG, Archer-Arroyo K, Hahn PF, Pitman MB, Mueller PR. Adult intestinal intussusception: CT appearances and identification of a causative lead point. Radiographics 2006; 26: 733-744.
  • 13. Rea JD, Lockhart ME, Yarbrough DE, Leeth RR, Bledsoe SE, Clements RH. Approach to management of intussusception in adults: a new paradigm in the computed tomography era. Am Surg 2007; 73: 1098-1105.
  • 14. Lvoff N, Breiman RS, Coakley FV, Lu Y, Warren RS. Distinguishing features of self-limiting adult small-bowel intussusception identified at CT. Radiology 2003; 227: 68-72.
  • 15. Jain P, Heap SW. Intussusception of the small bowel discovered incidentally by computed tomography. Australas Radiol 2006; 50: 171-174.
  • 16. Eisen LK, Cunningham JD, Aufses AH Jr. Intussusception in adults: institutional review. J Am Coll Surg 1999; 188: 390-395.
  • 17. Mrak K. Uncommon conditions in surgical oncology: acute abdomen caused by ileocolic intussusception. J Gastrointest Oncol 2014; 5: E75-E79.
  • 18. Sarma D, Prabhu R, Rodrigues G. Adult intussusception: a six-year experience at a single center. Ann Gastroenterol 2012; 25: 128-132.

ERİŞKİNLERDE İNTESTİNAL İNTUSEPSİYON CERRAHİSİNDE KLİNİK DENEYİMİMİZ

Year 2024, Volume: 1 Issue: 1, 7 - 14, 07.10.2024

Abstract

Giriş: İntusepsiyon, bağırsağın proksimal bir segmentinin komşu distal segmentin lümenine invajinasyonudur. Yetişkinlerde nadiren görülmesine rağmen çocukluk yaş grubunda yaygın bir durumdur. Gereç ve Yöntem: SBÜ Balıkesir Atatürk Şehir Hastanesi SUAM de 2017-2022 yılları arasında intestinal intusepsiyon tanısı ile cerrahi uygulanan 18-80 yaş arası hastalar retrospektif olarak değerlendirilmiştir. 18 yaş altı ve 80 yaş üstü hastalar ile herhangi bir cerrahi prosedür uygulanmayan hastalar çalışma dışı bırakılmıştır. Bu kapsamda çalışmamıza 17 hasta dahil edilmiştir. Bulgular: Çalışmamıza kriterleri karşılayan 17 hasta dahil edilmiştir. Hastaların 6’sı kadın ve 11’i erkekti ve yaş ortalaması 43,4 (19-78) idi. On yedi hastanın tümüne abdominal tomografi çekilmiş ve hastaların on beşinde (%88,2) intusepsiyon tanısı konulmuş. Dört hastaya ameliyat öncesi kolonoskopi uygulanmış ve bu hastaların üçünde kitle ve invajinasyon tanımlanmış. Yapılan operasyon tiplerine bakıldığında; dokuz hastaya segmenter rezeksiyon + anastomoz, iki hastaya ileoçekal rezeksiyon + anostomoz, dört hastaya sağ hemikolektomi + anastomoz, bir hastaya sağ hemikolektomi + uç ileostomi ve bir hastaya subtotal kolektomi uygulanmış. Postoperatif iki hastada yara yeri cilt enfeksiyonu gelişirken bu hastalardan birinde aynı zamanda evantrasyon geliştiği görülmüştür. Ameliyat sonrası patolojik incelemede; beş hastada malignite saptandı, üç hastada adenokarsinom, bir hastada Gastrointestinal stromal tümör (GIST) ve bir hastada lenfoma raporlanmıştır. Beş hastada polip görülürken iki hastada lipom tespit edilmiştir. Dört hastada intusepsiyonun primer nedeni tespit edilememiş ve idiyopatik olarak raporlanmıştır. Sadece bir hastada postoperatif (apendektomi sonrası) adezyonlara bağlı invajinasyon operasyon sırasında tespit edildi. Tartışma: Erişkinlerde intusepsiyon akut başlangıçlı bir hastalıktır. Bu hastalarda spesifik bulguların olmamasından dolayı ameliyat öncesi tanı konulması zordur. Gecikmiş tanı yüksek mortaliteye neden olabilir. Daha öncede belirtildiği gibi intusepsiyon çocukluk yaş grubunda erişkinlere göre 20 kat daha fazla görülür. Erişkin yaş grubu intusepsiyonları tüm intusepsiyon vakaları göz önüne alındığında, hastaların %5’inden azını oluştururken ileus bulguları olan hasta grubunun ancak %1’inde bulunur. Yapılan geniş çaplı bir araştırmada; enterik, ileokolik ve kolo-kolonik tiplerin görülme oranları sırası ile %49,5, %29,1 ve %19,9 olarak bulunmuştur. Bizim çalışmamızda ise bu oranlar sırası ile %52,9, %41,1 ve %5,8 şeklinde gözlenmiştir. Oranlarımız literatür ile uyumlu olsa da coğrafi farklılıklar ve beslenme alışkanlıkları bu oranları etkilemektedir. İntusepsiyon, tanısının konulması zor bir hastalıktır. Yapılan bir çalışmada operasyon öncesi tanı konulma oranı %50’nin altındadır. Bizim çalışmamızda bu oran ise %88,2’dir. Hastaların fizik muayene bulguları değişkenlik göstermektedir. Sonuç: Erişkinlerde intusepsiyon tanı konulması zor, akut başlangıçlı nadir bir hastalıktır. Bu hastaların tanısı ve tedavisi gecikebilir. Şüphenildiği durumlarda mutlaka kesitsel görüntüleme yöntemleri kullanılmalıdır. Gecikmiş tanı yüksek morbidite ve mortalite oranları ile ilişkili olabilir. Tedavisi esas olarak cerrahidir.

References

  • 1. Hutchinson J. A successful patient of abdominal section for intussusception. Proc R Med Chir Soc 1873; 7: 195-198.
  • 2. Manouras A, Lagoudianakis EE, Dardamanis D, Tsekouras DK, Markogiannakis H, Genetzakis M, Pararas N, Papadima A, Triantafillou C, Katergiannakis V. Lipoma induced jejunojejunal intussusception. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13: 3641-3644.
  • 3. Azar T, Berger DL. Adult intussusception. Ann Surg 1997; 226: 134-138.
  • 4. Marsicovetere P, Ivatury SJ, White B, Holubar SD. Intestinal Intussusception: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Clin Colon Rectal Surg 2017; 30: 30-39.
  • 5. Hong KD, Kim J, Ji W, Wexner SD. Adult intussusception: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Tech Coloproctol 2019; 23: 315-324.
  • 6. Lu T, Chng YM. Adult intussusception. Perm J 2015; 19: 79-81.
  • 7. Marinis A, Yiallourou A, Samanides L, Dafnios N, Anastasopoulos G, Vassiliou I, Theodosopoulos T. Intussusception of the bowel in adults: a review. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15: 407-411.
  • 8. Wang LT, Wu CC, Yu JC, Hsiao CW, Hsu CC, Jao SW. Clinical entity and treatment strategies for adult intussusceptions: 20 years' experience. Dis Colon Rectum 2007; 50: 1941-1949.
  • 9. Mrak K. Uncommon conditions in surgical oncology: acute abdomen caused by ileocolic intussusception. J Gastrointest Oncol 2014; 5: E75-E79.
  • 10. Sarma D, Prabhu R, Rodrigues G. Adult intussusception: a six-year experience at a single center. Ann Gastroenterol 2012; 25: 128-132.
  • 11. Reijnen HA, Joosten HJ, de Boer HH. Diagnosis and treatment of adult intussusception. Am J Surg 1989; 158: 25-28.
  • 12. Kim YH, Blake MA, Harisinghani MG, Archer-Arroyo K, Hahn PF, Pitman MB, Mueller PR. Adult intestinal intussusception: CT appearances and identification of a causative lead point. Radiographics 2006; 26: 733-744.
  • 13. Rea JD, Lockhart ME, Yarbrough DE, Leeth RR, Bledsoe SE, Clements RH. Approach to management of intussusception in adults: a new paradigm in the computed tomography era. Am Surg 2007; 73: 1098-1105.
  • 14. Lvoff N, Breiman RS, Coakley FV, Lu Y, Warren RS. Distinguishing features of self-limiting adult small-bowel intussusception identified at CT. Radiology 2003; 227: 68-72.
  • 15. Jain P, Heap SW. Intussusception of the small bowel discovered incidentally by computed tomography. Australas Radiol 2006; 50: 171-174.
  • 16. Eisen LK, Cunningham JD, Aufses AH Jr. Intussusception in adults: institutional review. J Am Coll Surg 1999; 188: 390-395.
  • 17. Mrak K. Uncommon conditions in surgical oncology: acute abdomen caused by ileocolic intussusception. J Gastrointest Oncol 2014; 5: E75-E79.
  • 18. Sarma D, Prabhu R, Rodrigues G. Adult intussusception: a six-year experience at a single center. Ann Gastroenterol 2012; 25: 128-132.
There are 18 citations in total.

Details

Primary Language English
Subjects Medical Education
Journal Section Research Articles
Authors

Can İbrahim Bulut

Ali İmran Küçük

Onur Sakallı

Publication Date October 7, 2024
Submission Date December 26, 2023
Acceptance Date February 4, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2024 Volume: 1 Issue: 1

Cite

Vancouver Bulut Cİ, Küçük Aİ, Sakallı O. OUR CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN INTESTINAL INTUSSUSCEPTION SURGERY IN ADULTS. BAŞH Tıp Derg. 2024;1(1):7-14.