Intussusception in Adults: The Role of MDCT in the Identification of the Site and Cause of Obstruction

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Enterocolic (ileocaecocolonic) intussusception due to a caecal carcinoma. CT images on axial scans (a, b) and oblique reformatting (c, d) show lymph nodes and vascular engorgement in the intussuscepted mesentery and fluid distention of the intussuscipiens. Extraparietal air indicates local perforation (arrow).

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