Intussusception is a very common surgical finding in children. Idiopathic intussusception is relatively frequent in children within the first year and it usually causes an acute abdomen. Instead, complex intussusception involving multiple or remote intestinal segments is a very rare entity and it is frequently diagnosed intraoperatively. It is often because of an anatomical cause and it can occ...

Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) is the most common cause of acute renal failure in young children. It is classically characterized by the triad of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and uremia. Further, not only is intussusception one of the differential diagnoses of HUS but it may also become a complication during disease progression. We report a case of HUS preceded by intus...

Two cases of intussusception in infants born at 26 and 30 weeks' gestation are described. The two infants presented in the neonatal period with abdominal distension, intolerance of feeds, and rectal bleeding. An initial diagnosis of necrotising enterocolitis was made and the infants were treated medically. This led to a delay in the diagnosis of the intussusception. Published work on neonatal i...

Intussusception with the Meckel's diverticulum is a rare but well-known cause of small bowel obstruction in the adult. After blunt abdominal trauma, intussusception is exceedingly rare and has been reported previously only in few cases. We present a case of a previously healthy 28-year-old man developing four days after blunt abdominal trauma signs of small bowel obstruction. Ileo-ileal intussu...

quently and differs from childhood intussusception in its presentation, cause and treatment. In adults, it accounts for about 2%–3% of bowel obstructions. In contrast to childhood intussusception, 90% of cases in adults are associated with an underlying pathologic process such as a malignant lesion. In adults, intussusception is more likely to present insidiously with vague abdominal symptoms a...

PURPOSE Whereas intussusception is relatively common in children, it is clinically rare in adults. The condition is usually secondary to a definable lesion. This study was designed to review adult intussusception, including presentation, diagnosis, and optimal treatment. METHODS A retrospective review of 22 cases of intussusception occurring in individuals older than aged 18 years encountered...

iliac fossa with no signs of peritonism. The abdominal film was unremarkable. Abdominal ultrasound showed an iliocolic intussusception (Figure 1). She remained clinically and biochemically nephrotic at this time. She entered the remission phase of nephrotic syndrome between Days 7 and 10 after the initiation of therapy which coincided with the complete resolution of her abdominal pain. Gastroin...

Intussusception in neonates, especially in preterm infants, is rare. Common symp­ toms of intussusception, which include distended abdomen and gastric residuals, lead to misdiagnosis as necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Delayed diagnosis of neo­ natal intussusception delays treatment as well, which can lead to life­threatening complications. The predominant location of intussusception in preterm...

INTRODUCTION Intussusception is a typical abdominal emergency in early childhood. CASE DESCRIPTION We report a case of an infant in the typically affected age group with an intussusception triggered by a rare benign intramural intestinal adenomyoma as a pathological lead point. The infant had the typical symptoms of a recurrent idiopathic ileocolic intussusception. DISCUSSION AND EVALUATION...

scoping of one segment of the gastrointestinal tract (intussusceptum) into an intestinal segment distal to it (intussuscipiens). Intestinal invagination or intussusception is the leading cause of intestinal obstruction in children, but in adults it accounts for only 5% of all intussusceptions, up to 5% of all cases of adult intestinal obstructions and 0.003%–0.02% of all adult hospital admissio...