While intussusception is common in children under three years old, it is less frequent in adults, yet carries a high risk of complications, including septic shock.
Minh, 18, experienced abdominal pain, difficulty defecating, and a swollen abdomen; doctors diagnosed sigmoid colon volvulus causing intestinal obstruction and surgically removed 60 cm of his colon.
Ms. Sinh, 95, experienced severe abdominal pain and night vomiting, diagnosed by doctors with intestinal obstruction caused by undigested food residue.
A 63-year-old woman experienced severe abdominal cramps and chest pain, initially believing it to be a heart attack, only for doctors to discover a 4 cm foreign object embedded in her stomach wall.
