1. Intususcepción intestinal por linfoma de Burkitt en un paciente adulto. Primer reporte en Latinoamérica.
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Márquez-Ustariz AC, Singh-Boscan CS, and Pinto-Lesmes E
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- Adult, Humans, Child, Hospitals, Colombia, Intussusception etiology, Intussusception surgery, Intestinal Obstruction surgery, Intestinal Obstruction complications, Burkitt Lymphoma complications
- Abstract
Intestinal intussusception is a pathology in which an intestinal segment and its mesentery are telescoped into an adjacent intestinal segment as a result of peristalsis, and in many cases cause intestinal obstruction. Its etiology can be variable, including intestinal diverticula, adhesion bands, vascular malformations, neoplasms, among others. The vast majority occur in pediatric patients, however, up to 5% of these are documented in adult patients and their main etiology in this age group are neoplasms. We present a case of intestinal intussusception secondary to Burkitt's lymphoma that received management at fourth level hospital in Bogotá, Colombia., (Copyright: © 2022 Permanyer.)
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- 2022
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