RT Book, Section A1 Doherty, Gerard M. SR Print(0) ID 58114907 T1 Intussusception, Adult T2 Quick Answers Surgery YR 2010 FD 2010 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58114907 RD 2024/11/03 AB • Invagination of proximal intestine into adjacent distal bowel, resulting in luminal obstruction• Can occur in the small bowel, or anorectum (rectal prolapse)• Prolonged obstruction can lead to vascular compromise, first venous, then arterial, eventual bowel infarction• Less common in adults than children• A lead point is often identified in adults and must be sought out in those in whom this condition develops