Ileocolic intussusception secondary to Hodgkins lymphoma. Report of a case

Abstract Intussusception is a rare condition in adults and re-presents 1% to 5% of the total cases of intestinal obs-truction. Preoperative diag-nosis occurs only in a few patients and most of the cases are diagnosed during surgery. A demonstrable etiology is found in 70% to 90% of cases in adult intussusceptions, and approximately 40% of them are caused by primary or secondary malignant tu -mors. We report the case of a 32 year old male pa -tient with an ileocolic intussusception secondary to Hodgkin’s lymphoma, as well as the surgical treatment, and outcome. ■ Resumen La invaginacion en el pa-ciente adulto es una con-dicion clinica poco frecuente y representa de 1% a 5% del total de casos de obstruccion intestinal. El diagnostico preoperatorio se realiza en la minoria de los pacientes, y la mayor parte de las ve-ces, el diagnostico de intususcepcion se hace du-rante la cirugia. En 70% a 90% de los casos de intususcepcion, se identifica la etiologia del proble-ma y aproximadamente en 40% es debido a una neoplasia primaria o secundaria en el sitio de la invaginacion. Reportamos el caso de un hombre de 32 anos de edad con una intususcepcion ileocolica secundaria a linfoma de Hodgkin, su tratamiento quirurgico y evolucion postoperatoria.