INTUSSCEPTION COMMON CAUSE OF INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION IN CHILDREN
{"Image DocumentName": "INTUSSCEPTION COMMON CAUSE OF INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION IN CHILDREN", "Image ImageDescription": "Peak incidence is infancy. 50% < 1year of age. Male to female ratio is 3:2. No lead point/ usually idiopathatic. 90 % proximal to the ileocecal valve \u2013ileocolonic, ileoileal,colocolonic. > 2 years of age associated with a lead point. Dx/Rx : KUB features the target sign ( a mass in the RUQ ), cresent sign. ( intussceptum, intusscepting lead point, protruding into air filled pocket ), absent liver edge sign/absence of the subhepatic angle, and signs of obstruction ( smooth intestinal wall/dilation- hose or sausage- like due to loss of plication/haustration, air \u2013fluid level \u2013candy cane or upside down J, gas distribution, and orderliness) air or barium contrast enema. Surgery if lead point or > 48 hours. 10% recurrence. Complication \u2013 perforation ( greater in infants, < 6 months of age, and /or symptoms >3 days. 9.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}