Whereas intussusception is relatively common in children, it is clinically rare in adults and requires a high index of suspicion. Controversy remains regarding the optimal management of this problem in the adult patient, but its treatment usually requires resection of the involved intestinal segment because of the frequency of neoplasms and bowel ischemia. This article reports one uncommon case of intestinal obstruction due to ileocolic intussusception in an older woman treated by surgical approach.
Intussusception; invagination; adult; intestinal obstruction; GIST
