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Question
Hello doctor,
I had an intussusception surgery when I was eight months old and relapsed at the age of 13 (28 years old). The doctor told me how to treat recurrent intussusception in adulthood? Thank you.
Anonymous customer
Answer
Answered by Specialist II Nguyen Van Nghia - General Surgery Department, Central Park International General Hospital.
Hello,
With the question “How is recurrence of intussusception in adulthood treated? ”, the doctor would like to answer as follows:
Intussusception often occurs in young children, the intussusception can be removed by itself or requires interventional procedures to remove the intussusception. When in adulthood, intussusception occurs often has specific causes such as increased abnormal bowel activity called peristalsis, due to tumors in the intestinal lumen or outside, due to lymph nodes located adjacent to the intestinal wall, due to disproportionation between the intestinal segments in size or due to surgical scarring of the intestinal tract.
Manifestations of intussusception are abdominal pain, abdominal distension, vomiting, bloody stools, not able to smell. On examination, the intussusception may be palpable either on ultrasound or CT scan of the abdomen.
Now that you have no signs of intussusception, no treatment is needed. You should see a gastroenterologist for specific advice.
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