Re: “Idiopathic small-bowel intussusception in an adult.” 1 An important but under-recognized etiology of adult small bowel intussusception without a “lead point” is celiac disease. In rare cases, intussusception may be the initial presentation of adult celiac disease. If not done already, the patient in the present case, even if asymptomatic, should be investigated for this possibility.
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