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Antegrade bowel intussusception can cause recurrent, chronic postoperative intestinal obstruction
11-13-2007 · EurekAlert!Surgical interventions for pancreatic disease are being increasingly performed worldwide. These procedures are time-consuming, extremely delicate, and are sometimes associated with important morbidity and mortality. A research group from the University of Arizona published the second report of an antegrade bowel intussusception after pancreatic surgery, performed to correct pancreas divisum and chronic pancreatitis. Such a case is an extremely rare variant of post-operative bowel obstruction in this setting.
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