Description | -Iliocoecal (entero-colic) Interssusception Associated with Gangrene |
Author | Department of Pathology |
Copyright | Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine |
Specimen:
Distal ileum, appendix and opened caecum.
Gross Pathology:
1. The ileum (intussusceptum) is invaginated into the caecum (intussuscepient).
2. The cecum is opened to show the invaginated ileum which is black and
gangrenous.
Diagnosis:
1. Ileocaecal (entero-colonic) Intussusception.
2. Moist Gangrene Of The Intussusceptum.
3. Acute intestinal obstruction.