Gastrogastric Intussusception: A Rare Complication of Hiatal Hernias
Gastrogastric intussusception (GGI) is a rare and potentially serious condition in adults that presents with symptoms of acute abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. We report a case of GGI in a 58-year-old woman presenting with sudden-onset lower abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and constipation. She underwent a diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic examination and was found to have a type I hiatal hernia complicated by intussusception, which was successfully reduced via insufflation and gentle pressure. Further evaluation revealed a hiatal hernia as the potential lead point, a rare occurrence in cases of adult intussusception.
Authors
- K.Y. Lo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4301-5846)
- Celeste Dang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5890-1835)
- Nicholas Cheung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5243-0107)
- R. Christopher Harmon
Institutions
- Olive View-UCLA Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.96044
- Primary Topic
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00