Abstract
Intussusception is a relatively common pediatric gastrointestinal emergency, although the etiology in most cases remains unknown. In a small number of cases the lead point is a tumor or tumor-like lesion of the small bowel. We report an unusual case of a myoepithelial hamartoma of the ileum causing an intussusception in a 4-month-old boy. This is the second such report in the literature.
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Yamagami, T., Tokiwa, K. & Iwai, N. Myoepithelial hamartoma of the ileum causing intussusception in an infant. Pediatr Surg Int 12, 206–207 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01350005
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