PURPOSE To identify the risk factors for failure of nonsurgical reduction of intussusception. METHODS Data from intussusception patients who were treated with nonsurgical reduction in Chiang Mai University Hospital and Siriraj Hospital between January 2006 and December 2012 were collected. Patients aged 0-15 years and without contraindications (peritonitis, abdominal X-ray signs of perforatio...

Despite its common association with viral illnesses, intussusception has only rarely been found in the presence of bacterial infections. Two infants are described, both of whom were admitted to hospital with bilious vomiting, drowsiness, and dehydration. Both infants required urgent intravenous volume expansion. Intussusception was confirmed, and reduction was achieved by enema in both cases. R...

Postoperative intussusception is an uncommon but serious condition in infants and children. Here, we report seven cases of postoperative intussusception in infants and children who were seen at our institution over the last 13 y. The patients showed increased nasogastric drainage, vomiting, lack of stool, and/or growing abdominal distension 2 to 9 d following abdominal surgery. Manual reduction...

Aim: Intussusception is defined as invagination or telescoping of proximal bowel loop (intussusceptum) into distal loop (intussuscepiens). More than 90% of adult colonic intussusceptions are associated with a mass acting as lead point. It is required for all treating surgeons to know about presentation and management of adult intussusception. Case Report: A 40 year old man presented with pain i...

BACKGROUND Although previous studies have shown that radiologic intussusception reduction is more likely at children's hospitals, no study to date has compared outcomes among children advancing to surgical intervention. We hypothesized that rates of bowel resection would differ between hospitals with and without pediatric surgeons. STUDY DESIGN We conducted a population-based retrospective co...

BACKGROUND Intussusception represents as the invagination of a part of the intestine into itself and is the most common cause of intestinal obstruction in infants and children between 6 months to 3-years-old. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to determine the recurrence rate and predisposing factors of recurrent intussusception. PATIENTS AND METHODS The medical records of children ...

Colonic Intussusception although common in children, is a rare cause of acute intestinal obstruction in adults. The etiology, clinical presentation and management of this condition is different in adults as compared to children. Pre-operative diagnosis is usually difficult due to the non specific and intermittent nature of the symptoms. CT scan can be a helpful adjunct in establishing the diagn...

Intussusception has been recognised for over 2,000 years. Both the operative and the hydrostatic methods of reduction used today are said to have been suggested at that time by the Greeks of Cos. The first successful operative reduction was performed in this country by Sir Jonathan Hutchinson in i87I. Gross and Ware, of Boston, reported in I948 a mortality of below 3 per cent., compared with on...

Intussusception has been recognised for over 2,000 years. Both the operative and the hydrostatic methods of reduction used today are said to have been suggested at that time by the Greeks of Cos. The first successful operative reduction was performed in this country by Sir Jonathan Hutchinson in i87I. Gross and Ware, of Boston, reported in I948 a mortality of below 3 per cent., compared with on...