In intussusception, usually a part of the small intestine invaginates (folds into) into another section of intestine. It is like part of a collapsible tubular telescope of a camera that retract into ...

Q: Why is rapid diagnosis of intussusception important? A: Yes. Because, if not diagnosed and treated early it can lead to complications like rupture of bowel, gangrene, peritonitis, sepsis and shock.

Intussusception remains one of the most common causes of acute abdominal emergencies in children, necessitating prompt and accurate diagnosis as well as effective treatment strategies. Recent advances ...

The risk for recurrence of pediatric ileocolic intussusception within 48 hours after enema reduction was low, according to recent study data. Aiming to determine clinical recommendations, researchers ...

A nine-month-old boy presents to his GP with a two-day history of non-bilious vomiting and crying. His mother describes a dark red jelly-like substance in the nappy and explains that the child has ...

Response to the Letter to the Editor on Our Article Titled "Laparoscopic Repair of Morgagni Hernia in Children" by Okur and Azizoğlu. Letter to the Editor in Response to: Outcomes Following ...

From the records of the Children's Hospital, Boston. Demonstration of 4 cases at the meeting of the New England Pediatric Association, May 6, 1932. Thorndike — Assistant in Surgery, Harvard Medical ...

INTUSSUSCEPTION may closely simulate Henoch's purpura with bleeding into the intestine; accurate diagnosis is of great importance, for the treatment of the first condition is surgical or by barium ...

Edwin C. Ouyang, MD, PhD; David Stockwell, MD, MPH; David Carr-Locke, MD, FRCPSeries Editor: David Carr-Locke, MD, FRCP Our patient seems to have had viral gastroenteritis with significant diarrhea ...

Intussusceptions are the most common cause of intestinal obstruction in children between three months and six years of age. Most instances (more than 90%) are idiopathic. Standard treatment is either ...