Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings April 2014, Volume 27, Number 2 | Page 55

DISCUSSION Postoperative intussusception in adults is an uncommon but significant cause of small bowel obstruction. Although it has been previously described in the pediatric population (Table) (4–12), to our knowledge this is the first report of a small bowel intussusception masquerading as a postoperative ileus in an adult. Whereas the time from surgery to diagnosis appears to average about 1 week c d for children, for our patient the diagnosis was made 22 days after surgery. This delay was likely due to a lower index of suspicion in an adult patient. Diagnosis of postoperative intussusception is difficult and is often made by ultrasound, contrast radiograp