Severe pulmonary tuberculosis complicating Ileocecal intussusception due to intestinal tuberculosis: a case report

• Main Authors: Yamamoto Yoshihiro (Author), Kakeya Hiroshi (Author), Seki Masafumi (Author), Izumikawa Koichi (Author), Yanagihara Katsunori (Author), Nakamura Shigeki (Author), Miyazaki Yoshitugu (Author), Suyama Naofumi (Author), Kohno Shigeru (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2008-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Adult intussusception is a rare clinical entity that is most often caused by a tumor, such as a lipoma, adenoma, or malignant tumor. A case of adult intussusception due to intestinal tuberculosis of the ileocecal region is reported. There are few cases of intussu...