Jejuno-jejunal intussusception: A surgical quandary arising from feeding jejunostomy. (April 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kohli, Pavneet; Barathi, Deepak; Penumadu, Prasanth
• Is Part Of: Tropical doctor. Volume 51:Number 2(2021)
• Page Start: 253
• Page End: 254
• Publication Date: 2021-04
• Subjects: Surgery -- treatment; Tropical medicine -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Developing Countries -- Periodicals; Tropical Medicine -- Periodicals; Tropische geneeskunde; 616.9883
• DOI: 10.1177/0049475520982684
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0049-4755

Abstract

Feeding jejunostomy is a simple and common procedure done for providing enteral nutrition. Though generally safe, complications like dislodgement, clogging and leaking are commonly reported with an incidence as high as 44%. Intussusception is however a much rarer complication which may have catastrophic results and often needs urgent surgical intervention. We describe a case of a patient who underwent robot-assisted minimal invasive oesophagectomy but developed an intestinal obstruction in the follow-up period.