A 7-days-old male neonate with anorectal malformation (ARM) presented with abdominal distension and bleeding per rectum. He had an operation for ARM (Anoplasty) a day after birth and the patient had history of passing stool normally for two days. It was followed by blood mixed stool and abdominal distension. On examination, the patient had features of mild dehydration and sepsis. The abdomen wa...

Objective: Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of gastrointestinal tract and usually identified incidentally during surgery for other reasons, upon radiological workup while investigating another disease or autopsy. Among certain major symptoms include bleeding, volvulus, diverticulitis, intussusception, Littre's hernia stool discharge from umbilicus. In this study, we e...

Intussusception is a rare diagnosis in adults and generally has pathological cause. In this case report, we highlight an adult, male patient who presented with typical signs symptoms of intussusception, was subsequently confirmed imaging. After 24 hours no clinical improvement, the intussusception resolved through laparoscopic approach. No lead point or other cause identified that may have cont...

Introduction: Intussusception is a pediatric emergency. If it not treated immediately, the obstruction process can cause arterial and leads to intestinal necrosis. Not all patient shows classic syndrome triad. Thus, imaging needed make diagnosis. Ultrasonography first choice of in children because easy, without radiation sedation. It has high accuracy for diagnosis intussusception. Ultrasonogra...

BACKGROUND Postlicensure data has identified a causal link between rotavirus vaccines and intussusception in some settings. As rotavirus vaccines are introduced globally, monitoring intussusception will be crucial for ensuring safety of the vaccine programs. METHODS To obtain updated information on background rates and clinical management of intussusception, we reviewed studies of intussuscep...

Palabras clave: Laparoscopia. Intususcepción. Cáncer de colon. Adult intussusception is a relatively rare condition. It accounts for 1% of patients with bowel obstruction and 5-10% of all intussusceptions. We describe a case of adult intussuscep-tion of the sigmoid colon caused by malignancy which was successfully treated by laparoscopic resection. A 56-year-old man was admitted to our hospital...

Intussusception is a relatively rare condition in the adult population and is commonly secondary to a malignant process. Eight to twenty percent of cases of adult intussusception are thought to be idiopathic. In children, infection has been proven to precipitate intussusception in the absence of any other cause. We present a rare case of intussusception in a healthy adult patient secondary to s...

Conventional hydrostatic barium reduction or pneumatic reduction of intussusception is associated with considerable ionizing radiation. The aim of this study was to evaluate ultrasound-guided hydrostatic reduction for childhood intussusception using water enema. A total of 76 children who diagnosed as having intussusception were referred to Doctor Sheikh Children Hospital in Mashhad (northeast ...