Acute Intestinal Obstruction by Intussusception at the Communal Medical Center of Ratoma About A Case
Camara Sayon Karifa, Diallo Mamadou Abdoulaye, Guirassy Mariama II, Bah Thierno Souleymane, Keita Doubany Mariame, Diawara Mohamed Albert
Acute intestinal obstruction by intussusception is defined by a cessation of materials and gases due to
the penetration of an intestinal segment into the segment immediately adjacent to it . We report a case
of intussusception concerning a 26 year old lady, admitted to the General Surgery department of the
Ratoma Communal Hospital for acute intestinal obstruction, in whom an unprepared abdominal X-ray
was performed which revealed central hydroaeric levels multiple steps and a biological assessment
before being taken to the operating room. Intraoperatively, inflammatory fluid leaked and exploration
revealed catarrhal appendicitis and an ileo-ileal intussusception located 6 cm from the ileocecal angle,
the disinvagination of which revealed a thickening of the wall of the invaginated loop and a mass of
approximately 1 cm. We performed a resection of the invaginated loop followed by reestablishment of
end to end ileo-ileal digestive continuity and an appendectomy. The postoperative course was simple.
