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SUBMITTER: Sahin C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4401952 | biostudies-other | 2015 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Sahin Cem C Ozseker Burak B Sagiroglu Tamer T Cullu Nesat N
BMJ case reports 20150415
Invagination is defined as a medical condition in which a part of the gastrointestinal tract has entered into another section. Intestinal invagination is a rare clinical entity among adults and there is an underlying structural lesion in most of the cases. Coeliac disease is considered as a risk factor for intestinal invagination, because of the associated inflammatory processes and motility disorders as well as the increased risk for secondary malignancies. We report a case of intestinal invagi ...[more]