TY - JOUR A2 - Gangl, Alfred AU - Kaemmerer, Elke AU - Tischendorf, Jens J. W. AU - Steinau, Gerd AU - Wagner, Norbert AU - Gassler, Nikolaus PY - 2009 DA - 2010/02/11 TI - Ileocecal Intussusception with Histomorphological Features of Inflammatory Neuropathy in Adenovirus Infection SP - 579501 VL - 2009 AB - The pathophysiological mechanisms for ileocecal intussusception in children with adenovirus infection are not well characterized. Here we demonstrate coincidence of adenovirus infection and inflammatory neuropathy of myenteric plexus in two children with ileocecal intussusception. Inflammatory neuropathy, an unspecific morphological feature which is found in peristalsis disorders, was morphologically characterized by the influx of CD3 positive lymphocytes in nervous plexus. To our knowledge, this is the first report suggesting peristalsis disorders from inflammatory neuropathy as additional mechanism in the pathophysiological concept of adenovirus-associated ileocecal intussusception. SN - 1687-6121 UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2009/579501 DO - 10.1155/2009/579501 JF - Gastroenterology Research and Practice PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation KW - ER -