Created at 3:09 p.m. Feb, 23, 2025
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zebadiahnelson
Rationale for change
Instead of asking what is the most common point, ask what is the cause of the most common lead point, it seems like the card is asking for a specific location on the small intestine instead of a cause.
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- 90% of adults with intussusception have pathological lead point (usually idiopathic in children)
- Overall, intussusception is less common in adults

Photo credit: Vasiliadis et al., CC BY 2.0, via World Journal of Surgical Oncology
- Overall, intussusception is less common in adults

Photo credit: Vasiliadis et al., CC BY 2.0, via World Journal of Surgical Oncology
1st image: Lead point (dotted oval) of this small bowel intussusception is an inverted Meckel's diverticulum
2nd image: Telescoped or herniated small bowel in opened cecum and ascending colon. The telescoped or herniated small bowel is inverted and grossly hemorrhagic:




Photo credit: © Dr. Jian-Hua Qiao, all rights reserved, via Flickr (used with permission)
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