Early experience with ultrasound guided pneumatic reduction of intussusception using locally assembled equipment in Nepal
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Pneumatic reduction of intussusception using equipment readily available in the hospital.
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of pneumatic reduction of intussusception using equipment readily available in the hospital. Twenty-two children aged between four months and four years had pneumatic reduction of intussusception. The device used was assembled using (i) a hand-held pump attached to a pressure gauge, and (ii) a 3-way Foley's balloon catheter. There was...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2392-4772,1815-3984
DOI: 10.3126/jssn.v22i2.28741