Viral infections trigger more cases of intussusception, the common cause of bowel blockages in young children, than previously thought, according to a new study. The research, led by Murdoch ...

Intussusception, the telescoping of one segment of the intestine into another, represents a common surgical emergency in infancy and early childhood. Rapid diagnosis and prompt reduction are essential ...

October 19, 2011 (Boston, Massachusetts) — Ultrasound is superior to 2-view abdominal radiography to rule out or confirm a diagnosis of ileo-intussusception in children, according to new research ...

Viral infections trigger more cases of intussusception, the common cause of bowel blockages in young children, than previously thought, according to a new study. The research, led by Murdoch ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite a slightly increased risk for intussusception shortly after rotavirus vaccination, infants who received ...

Vomiting, abdominal pain and blood in stools are the classic triad that should alert nurses to the possibility of intussusception in a child Intussusception is defined as: “invagination or telescoping ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The risk for recurrence of pediatric ileocolic intussusception within 48 hours after enema reduction was low, ...

A nine-month-old boy presents to his GP with a two-day history of non-bilious vomiting and crying. His mother describes a dark red jelly-like substance in the nappy and explains that the child has ...

From the records of the Children's Hospital, Boston. Demonstration of 4 cases at the meeting of the New England Pediatric Association, May 6, 1932. Thorndike — Assistant in Surgery, Harvard Medical ...

Viral infections trigger more cases of intussusception, the common cause of bowel blockages in young children, than previously thought, according to a new study. The research, led by Murdoch ...