Intestinal Intussusception in Adults: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Management of intestinal intussusception remains controversial with regards to conservative versus operative management, as well as choice of surgical procedure.

Methods

A systematic review on PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, Google Scholar, SCOPUS/EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library was performed. Articles published between 2004 and 2024 were collected. Case reports and case series < 20 patients were not considered.

Results

After screening of 2286 articles, 37 studies totaling 2330 patients were included. All studies were retrospective case series except for one prospective case series and one prospective and retrospective case series. There were 20% of colocolic intussusceptions, 21% of ileocolic intussusceptions, and 65% of enteric (small bowel) intussuscept

SUBMITTER: Heersche S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12515024 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature