In intussusception, usually a part of the small intestine invaginates (folds into) into another section of intestine. It is like part of a collapsible tubular telescope of a camera that retract into ...

Before rotavirus vaccination, some 70,000 children each year would end up in the hospital with severe dehydration due to this ...

Q: Why is rapid diagnosis of intussusception important? A: Yes. Because, if not diagnosed and treated early it can lead to complications like rupture of bowel, gangrene, peritonitis, sepsis and shock.

Intussusception remains one of the most common causes of acute abdominal emergencies in children, necessitating prompt and accurate diagnosis as well as effective treatment strategies. Recent advances ...

The FDA is warning doctors and parents that Merck's anti-diarrhea vaccine RotaTeq may have caused intussusception in 28 children. Intussusception occurs when one portion of the bowel slides into the ...

The risk for recurrence of pediatric ileocolic intussusception within 48 hours after enema reduction was low, according to recent study data. Aiming to determine clinical recommendations, researchers ...

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 ...

Edwin C. Ouyang, MD, PhD; David Stockwell, MD, MPH; David Carr-Locke, MD, FRCPSeries Editor: David Carr-Locke, MD, FRCP Our patient seems to have had viral gastroenteritis with significant diarrhea ...

A stool that looks like currant jelly can indicate a bowel disorder called intussusception. However, bloody mucus in the stool may also be a sign of other conditions, such as inflammatory bowel ...

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 ...