ABSTRACT

Adult intussusception of the bowel is an uncommon condition and requires a surgical approach. Patients commonly presents with nonspecific signs and symptoms similar to a bowel obstruction. Despite the improvements in radiological imaging methods, adult intussusception remains difficult to diagnose preoperatively. Therefore, this must be kept in mind as a differential diagnosis of the other acute abdominal diseases. We report an adult patient operated on prediagnosis of acute appendicitis that was eventually diagnosed as ileocecal intussusseption; and discuss diagnosis and treatment.