Rare etiology of colonic intussusception involving an adult with emphysematous cystic enteropathy: A case report and review of literature

Figure 1  Coronal reconstruction of an enhanced abdominal computed tomography with lung window showing multiple air-filled cysts along the intestinal wall in the ascending colon (box).

Figure 2 Colonoscopy showing numerous soft polypoid masses with normal overlying mucosa located in the ascending colon. A: Caecum; B: Ascending colon.

Figure 3 Abdominal computed tomography at the time of presentation compared with an antecedent abdominal computed tomography. A: Abdominal computed tomography (CT) showing a colonic intussusception over a short segment at the level of the hepatic flexure of the colon. Mesenteric fat is entrapped between the colonic walls (arrow); B: Abdominal CT showing the normal continuity of the colon at the same level seventeen months earlier.

Figure 4 Surgical specimen of right hemicolectomy. A: The resected specimen showing polypoid lesions with normal mucosa and cystic structures; B: A submucosal cyst was opened demonstrating a spongy consistency (box).