KUMJ | VOL. 7 | NO. 4 | ISSUE 28 | OCT-DEC, 2009

Postoperative intussusception following transverse colostomy: A case report with its pathogenesis
Shakya VC, Agrawal CS, Koirala R, Khaniya S, Shrestha AB, Adhikary S


Abstract:
Postoperative idiopathic intussusception is considered to be a distinct entity, and has been reported following different operations. We present a 45-year-old female with postoperative ileoileal intussusception following a transverse loop colostomy for sigmoid volvulus, in which there was a kinked loop of bowel forming the lead point. The pathogenesis and literature review of this disorder is discussed.

Keyword : postoperative intussusception, lead point, kink, motility disorder