Postoperative intussusception in children
- 2 January 1999
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 86 (1), 81-83
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2168.1999.00980.x
Abstract
Background Postoperative intussusception is an uncommon and sometimes forgotten cause of postoperative intestinal obstruction in children. Methods Eleven consecutive cases of postoperative intussusception during a period of 16 years (1981–1997) were analysed retrospectively. Results Symptoms developed after a median period of 5 days after operation. With one exception, postoperative intussusception was not diagnosed before reoperation. In ten of the 11 cases the intussusception was successfully treated with intraoperative manual reduction. Conclusion Postoperative intussusception is a rare but typical complication in the paediatric age group and should be kept in mind.This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
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