INTUSSUSCEPTION is considered by most clinicians to be one of the most important acute abdominal conditions occurring in infancy and childhood. This is attested to by the voluminous literature that ...

The illustrative figure (Figure 1A of the article) in the Case Record involving a 10-month-old girl with vomiting and episodes of unresponsiveness (April 19 issue) 1 is incorrect because it depicts an ...

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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The risk for recurrence of pediatric ileocolic intussusception within 48 hours after enema reduction was low, ...

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 ...

Intussusception occurs when a section of the intestine slides inside a nearby part. This movement causes the intestine to fold around itself, the way the parts of a telescope fit around each other.