Table 3. Presentation and etiology of adult intussusception.
| Ciftci (2015)26 | Honjo et al (2014)34 | Sarma et al (2012)16 | Cakir et al (2012)35 | Guillén Paredes et al (2010)20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients | 6 | 44 | 15 | 47 | 14 |
| M/F | 3/3 | 20/24 | 7/8 | 23/24 | 7/7 |
| Average age (y) | 40 | 70 | 44.5 | 49 | 41.9 |
| Median duration of sx | 2.33 d | Acute to 1 mo | 6 acute 9 chronic |
17 d | |
| #1 Symptom | |||||
| Abd pain | 100% | 54.5% | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| Constipation | 40% | 4.54% | |||
| N/V | 66% | 36.3% | 60% | 100% | |
| Diarrhea | 18.2% | ||||
| GI bleed | 16% | 13.6% | 15% | 2.1% | 9.09% |
| Mass | 11.4% | 20% | 13.63% | ||
| Obstruction | 18.18% | ||||
| Dx pre-op | 95% | 85.7% | |||
| SB | 83% | 27.3% | 53.3% | 9% | 35.7% |
| LB | 16% | 22.7% | 6% | 8% | 14.3% |
| ICV | 50% | 40% | 84% | 57.1% | |
| Path Dx total | 77.3% | ||||
| Idiopathic | 16% | 11.4% | 13% | ||
| Total benign | 20.4% | 6.6% | 53% | ||
| Total Malig | 56.8% | 34% | |||
| Benign SB | 83% | 5% | 26.7% | 47% | 21.4% |
| Malig SB | 7% | 6.6% | 4% | 14.3% | |
| Malig Ileocolic | 25% | 33.3% | 28.6% | ||
| Malig LB | 16% | 20.5% | 30% | ||
| Benign LB | 2.3% | 14.3% | |||
Abbreviations: Abd, abdominal; constip, constipation; Dx, diagnosis; GI, gastrointestinal; ICV, ileocolic volvulus; LB, large bowel; malig, malignant; N/V, nausea/vomiting; SB, small bowel; sx, symptoms.