Abstract
Objective
To analyze the association between the clinical presentation, clinical course, management and outcome in intussusception with emphasis on safety of saline hydrostatic reduction.
Methods
This retrospective study included 375 patients of intussusception diagnosed between March 2007 to February 2017. Symptoms at presentation, mode of reduction of intussusception and associated complications were recorded.
Results
336 (89.6%) patients were aged below 3 years. Classical triad of abdominal pain, vomiting and red stools was present in 111 (29.6%) patients. While 64 (17.1 %) patients had spontaneous resolution, hydrostatic reduction and surgery cured 283 (75.5 %) and 28 (7.4 %) patients, respectively; overall recurrence rate was 13.1%. Among the patients who underwent operative reduction, blood in stools was present in 15 (53.6%) patients.
Conclusions
Hydrostatic reduction of intussusception is effective irrespective of duration of symptoms and number of recurrences.
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Simon, N.M., Joseph, J., Philip, R.R. et al. Intussusception: Single Center Experience of 10 Years. Indian Pediatr 56, 29–32 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-019-1462-1
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