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Conservative management resulting in complete resolution of a double intussusception in an adult haemophiliac.

Howard JM, Hanly AM, Stephens RB

Department of Colorectal Surgery, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

Acute abdominal pain in haemophiliacs should be approached as haemorrhage until proven otherwise. With advancements in factor repletion and coagulopathic management a conservative approach should be considered. We describe a case of double colo-colonic intussusception lead by an intramural haematoma occurring spontaneously and resolving with conservative management in a young haemophiliac. This demonstrates that intussusception in these cases may be transient, and does not require surgical intervention.

Published 17 January 2008 in Colorectal Dis, 10(2): 197-8.
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