The intussusception of the small bowel is rarely encountered in adult patients and is frequently associated with a lead point that is often malignant. In a 69-year-old female patient with an episode of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, computed tomography (CT) showed a duodenal-jejunal intussusception caused by an intraluminal mass. Open polypectomy and reduction of intussusception were performed and the diagnosis of gangliocytic paraganglioma was made at pathological evaluation. It would be important to consider neoplasms like gangliocytic paraganglioma in the setting of adult small bowel intussusception.

Gangliocytic paraganglioma leading to duodeno-jejunal intussusception: A case report

Fontana, Federico;Franchi, Caterina;Curti, Marco;Coppola, Andrea;Carcano, Giulio;Venturini, Massimo
2021-01-01

Abstract

The intussusception of the small bowel is rarely encountered in adult patients and is frequently associated with a lead point that is often malignant. In a 69-year-old female patient with an episode of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, computed tomography (CT) showed a duodenal-jejunal intussusception caused by an intraluminal mass. Open polypectomy and reduction of intussusception were performed and the diagnosis of gangliocytic paraganglioma was made at pathological evaluation. It would be important to consider neoplasms like gangliocytic paraganglioma in the setting of adult small bowel intussusception.
2021
CBD, common bile duct; CT, Computed tomography; ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; GI, Gastrointestinal; GP, Gangliocytic paraganglioma; Gangliocytic paraganglioma; Gastrointestinal bleeding; Intussusception; MRCP, Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography; Small bowel; WHO, World Health Organization
Fontana, Federico; Piacentino, Filippo; Ossola, Christian; Pascarella, Rebecca D'Amato; Franchi, Caterina; Curti, Marco; Coppola, Andrea; Basile, Antonio; Saverio, Salomone Di; Carcano, Giulio; Venturini, Massimo
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