A CASE OF DIETARY INTUSSUSCEPTION BY EGGPLANT THAT WAS RETRIEVED BY TREATMENT WITH ORAL SMALL BOWEL ENDOSCOPY

Abstract

A 16-year-old female consulted a local doctor due to vomiting and abdominal pain. She was referred to our hospital because intussusception was suspected. Abdominal ultrasonography and CT showed findings of intussusception of the proximal jejunum. Oral small intestinal endoscopy revealed retrograde intussusception of the jejunum. Food residue (eggplant) was observed at the tip of the intussusception, with swelling by edema of the mucosa of the surrounding jejunum. The intussusception naturally recovered after removal of the food residue. Tumors or other lesions were not found in the jejunum. No pathological findings were observed in the biopsied mucosa of the jejunum at the intussusception. We report a case of dietary intussusception in an adolescent with food residue of eggplant. Small intestine endoscopy was useful for the diagnosis and treatment of intussusception of the small intestine in an adolescent patient.