TY - JOUR T1 - Inflammatory fibroid polyp of the ileum causing intussusception JF - Saudi Medical Journal JO - Saudi Med J SP - 995 LP - 998 VL - 26 IS - 6 AU - Kamran A. Malik AU - Girish K. Pande AU - Zia Aftab AU - Vedakkepat Nirmala Y1 - 2005/06/01 UR - http://smj.org.sa/content/26/6/995.abstract N2 - Intussusception in adults is a rare cause for intestinal obstruction and is usually secondary to some lesion in the gastrointestinal tract GIT. We report a case of intestinal obstruction due to ileo-colic intussusception; an inflammatory fibroid polyp formed the leading edge of the intussusceptum, which is a rare polypoidal lesion of the GIT. ER -