RT Book, Section
A1 Feltis, Brad A.
A1 Schmeling, David J.
A2 Ziegler, Moritz M.
A2 Azizkhan, Richard G.
A2 Allmen, Daniel von
A2 Weber, Thomas R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1100434818
T1 Intussusception
T2 Operative Pediatric Surgery, 2e
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-162723-8
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1100434818
RD 2024/04/24
AB Ninety  percent  of  intussusceptions  in  children  are  idiopathic  with  peak  incidence  occurring  between  5  and  9  months.Meckel  diverticulum  is  most  common  “pathologic”  lead  point.Triad  of  abdominal  pain,  palpable  abdominal  mass,  and  currant  jelly  stool  is  present  in  fewer  than  50%  of  cases.Ultrasound  is  excellent  for  confirming  diagnosis.Eighty-five  percent  successfully  reduced  nonoperatively  with  the  use  of  fluoroscopically  guided  air  enema.Laparoscopic  approach  to  operative  reduction  is  effective  and  shortens  length  of  stay.