1. Cannabis intake and intussusception: an accidental association?
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Alberto Fernández-Atutxa, Leticia de-Castro, Juan Antonio Arévalo-Senra, Elena Langara, and José Luis Cabriada-Nuño
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Cannabinoids ,Intussusception ,Abdominal pain ,Intestinal occlusion ,Vomiting ,Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology ,RC799-869 - Abstract
Most intussusception cases in adults have an organic cause and their treatment is surgical. In some cases, there is no injury associated with intussusception and we can opt for conservative management. In our clinical practice we have shown the presence of intussusceptions in the absence of structural damage associated with chronic cannabis with a good course after conservative management. We describe three cases of recurrent intussusception in cannabis users, suggesting a relationship between cannabis use and the incidence of intussusception.
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