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Table 3 Summary of operative findings at laparotomy and surgical procedures done

From: Presentation, aetiology and treatment of adult intussusception in a tertiary Sub-Saharan Hospital: a 10-year retrospective study

Index number

Histopathology/clinical diagnosis

Location

Necrosis/gangrene

Bowel reduction

Surgical procedure

1

Idiopathic

Ileocaecal

Y

N

Segmental resection

2

Adenocarcinoma

Ileocaecal

N

C

Right hemicolectomy

3

Adenoma

Colocolic (ascending)

N

N

Right hemicolectomy

4

Non-specific inflammation

Ileoileal

Y

N

Segmental resection

5

Idiopathic

Ileocaecal

N

C

No resection

6

Idiopathic

Ileoileal

Y

C

Segmental resection

7

Adenocarcinoma

Colocolic (descending)

Y

N

Left hemicolectomy

8

Adenoma

Colocolic (ascending)

N

P

Right hemicolectomy

9

Idiopathic

Ileocaecal

Y

N

Right hemicolectomy

10

Adenocarcinoma

Ileocolic

N

C

No resection

11

Idiopathic

Ileocolic

N

C

No resection

12

Lymphoma

Ileoileal

Y

N

Segmental resection

13

Lipoma

Ileocaecal

N

P

Right hemicolectomy

14

Lymphoma

Ileoileal

N

C

Segmental resection

15

Lymphoma

Colocolic (transverse – sigmoid colon)

N

C

Left hemicolectomy

16

Kaposi’s sarcoma

Ileoileal

N

N

Segmental resection

17

Lipoma

Ileocaecal

N

C

Right hemicolectomy

18

Adenocarcinoma

Ileocaecal

N

C

Right hemicolectomy

19

Adenoma

Ileocaecal

N

C

Right hemicolectomy

20

Idiopathic

Ileocolorectal, anal protrusion [18]

N

P

Right hemicolectomy

21

Lipoma

Colocolonic (transverse), 'giant' lipoma; polyp [25]

N

P

Left hemicolectomy

22

Adenocarcinoma

Colocolic (ascending)

N

N

Right hemicolectomy

23

Adenocarcinoma

Colocolic (ascending)

N

N

Right hemicolectomy

24

Idiopathic

Ileocolic

Y

N

Segmental resection

25

Adenocarcinoma

Colocolic (transverse)

N

P

Extended right hemicolectomy

26

Adhesions

Ileocolic

Y

N

Segmental resection, Adhesiolysis

27

Adhesions

Ileoileal

N

C

Segmental resection, Adhesiolysis

28

Adenoma

Colocolic (ascending)

N

C

Right hemicolectomy

29

Adenocarcinoma

Colocolic (descending)

N

P

Sigmoid colectomy, hartmann's procedure

30

Adhesions

Ileoileal

N

C

No resection, adhesiolysis

31

Idiopathic

Ileocolic

Y

N

Segmental resection

32

Lipoma

Ileocolic

Y

N

Right hemicolectomy

33

Adenoma

Colocolic (transverse)

N

C

No resection, polypectomy

34

Idiopathic

Ileocolic, ileal - transverse colonic

N

C

Segmental resection

35

Adenocarcinoma

Colocolic (transverse)

N

N

Left hemicolectomy

36

Leiomyoma

Colocolic (transverse), polyp

N

C

Segmental resection

37

Adenoma

Colorectal, sigmoidorectal with rectal proplapse

N

C

Reduction and polyp biopsy

  1. • Necrosis/Gangrene: Y – present, N – absent.
  2. • Reduction: C – complete reduction done, P – partially reduced, N – no reduction attempted.
  3. • [18] and [25] indicate published references.
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