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Peer-reviewedCC BY-NC-SA 4.0Annals of African Medicine

Vanek’s Tumor of the Jejunum Presenting as Adult Intussusception: A Rare Surgical Entity

  • Mahesh Jadhav1
  • Gowri Sanjay1
  • Madhuri Tribhuvan1
  • Vinay Badangi1
  • Garvit Sharma1
  1. 1Department of General Surgery, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Abstract

Adult intussusception is an uncommon cause of intestinal obstruction and usually indicates an underlying pathological lead point. Jejunal involvement is particularly rare and often presents with nonspecific symptoms, leading to diagnostic delay. We report a 43-year-old woman with features of subacute intestinal obstruction. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography suggested small bowel intussusception with a lead point. Surgical exploration revealed jejunal intussusception requiring segmental resection and primary anastomosis. Histopathology demonstrated an inflammatory fibroid polyp (Vanek’s tumor).

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@article{jadhav2026vaneks,
  title = {{Vanek’s Tumor of the Jejunum Presenting as Adult Intussusception: A Rare Surgical Entity}},
  author = {Mahesh Jadhav and Gowri Sanjay and Madhuri Tribhuvan and Vinay Badangi and Garvit Sharma},
  journal = {Annals of African Medicine},
  year = {2026},
  month = jun,
  doi = {10.4103/aam.aam_156_26},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.4103/aam.aam_156_26},
  note = {CC BY-NC-SA 4.0},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Vanek’s Tumor of the Jejunum Presenting as Adult Intussusception: A Rare Surgical Entity
AU  - Mahesh Jadhav
AU  - Gowri Sanjay
AU  - Madhuri Tribhuvan
AU  - Vinay Badangi
AU  - Garvit Sharma
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/06/30
JO  - Annals of African Medicine
DO  - 10.4103/aam.aam_156_26
UR  - https://doi.org/10.4103/aam.aam_156_26
AB  - Adult intussusception is an uncommon cause of intestinal obstruction and usually indicates an underlying pathological lead point. Jejunal involvement is particularly rare and often presents with nonspecific symptoms, leading to diagnostic delay. We report a 43-year-old woman with features of subacute intestinal obstruction. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography suggested small bowel intussusception with a lead point. Surgical exploration revealed jejunal intussusception requiring segmental resection and primary anastomosis. Histopathology demonstrated an inflammatory fibroid polyp (Vanek’s tumor).
SN  - 1596-3519
SN  - 0975-5764
ER  -