Muhammad Umar Amin, Muhammad Khalid Siddiqui, Rabia Mahmood.
Inverted Meckel`s diverticulum causing Intussusception in an adult.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak Jan ;18(9):574-5.

Adult intussusception is rare, making-up only about 1% of the causes of bowel obstruction intussusception, secondary to an inverted Meckel`s diverticulum, is also a rare occurrence. Chronic abdominal pain, lower gastrointestinal bleeding, and recurrent obstructive symptoms may lead to an unnecessary delay in diagnosis. This case report describes a rare cause of adult intestinal intussusception due to inverted Meckel`s diverticulum. Intussusception was diagnosed on emergency ultrasound of the patient, who was successfully managed with surgery.

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