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We report an unusual case of a 5-month-old girl who suffered an ileo-ileal intussusception that was not reduced by hydrostatic reduction. Surgical treatment revealed that the leading point was a tumor 1.5 cm in diameter. Myoepithelial hamartoma was diagnosed histopathologically. The literature indicates that MEH rarely causes small-bowel intussusception in childhood.
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Ikegami, R., Watanabe, Y. & Tainaka, T. Myoepithelial hamartoma causing small-bowel intussusception: a case report and literature review. Ped Surgery Int 22, 387–389 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-005-1616-1
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