We investigated the adenoviral etiology and seasonal epidemic trends in intussusception and each adenoviral subgroup. Also we confirmed whether we can use the adenovirus data of Acute Infectious Agents Laboratory Surveillance Report (AIALSR) as an epidemic predictor of intussusception. Patients with intussusception (n = 126), < 5 years old, were enrolled and matched by age and sex with controls...

MEDICAL MEMORANDA Enteric Intussusception Presenting as a Cystic Abdominal Tumour. IAN W. MACPHEE, F.R.C.S. .................... 525 Gastro-gastric Intussusception Produced by Pedunculated Intragastric Tumour. ALAN THOMSON, F.R.C.S.Ed .... ...... 525 M ultiple Intussusceptions. STEWART FEGGCETTER, M.S., F.R.C.S. ... 526 Ileo-colic Intussusception of Traumatic Origin. JAMES COOK, F.R.C.S.Ed., F....

BACKGROUND Intussusception is the most common cause of intestinal obstruction in infants and children. To date, no study has evaluated the ability of physicians to predict the likelihood of intussusception. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine the ability of pediatric physicians to predict intussusception in patients being evaluated for intussusception and to investigate whether certain cl...

ménétrier's disease is a rare cause of hypertrophic gastropathy that is usually confined to the gastric body and fundus. it is characterized by giant rugae, hypoalbuminemia, and foveolar hyperplasia. here we report the case of a 26-year-old woman who presented with epigastric pain, postparandial nausea-vomiting, and weight loss. paraclinic evaluation revealed hypoalbuminemia and hypochromic mic...

Appendiceal intussusception is an uncommon form of intussusception. Most of the literature regarding appendiceal intussusception discusses the colonoscopic diagnosis or surgical treatment of the condition. Sonographic findings have rarely been described. We present a case of preoperative sonographic diagnosis of appendiceal intussusception.

Introduction Appendicocecal intussusception is an uncommon condition which must be differentiated from other types of invagination due to different therapeutic approaches and its ultrasound findings are outspread and imperfectly presented in literature. We present a cas...

To cite: Sinha C K, Basson S, Patel R V, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-201110 DESCRIPTION A previously healthy 13-year-old girl presented with abdominal pain for 2 days, initially in the periumbilical area and subsequently in the left upper quadrant. She had a few episodes of green vomiting, but had normal bowel movements. On examina...

A 48 days old female Rajapalayam puppy was presented to the Small Animal Unit of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology Department, VCC, RIVER, Puducherry with a history straining while voiding. Physical examination revealed protrusion anorectal mucosa degree prolapse around 5 cm in diameter. By ultrasonography, rectal differentiated from ileocolic intussusception. After manual reduction prolapse, pu...