Recurrent intussusception. Analysis of a series treated with hydrostatic reduction.
The appearances at conventional radiography and barium enema were compared in a series of 35 patients with recurrent intussusception and in the same number of cases with an uncomplicated course. Only minor disparities between the groups could be established. The significance of a sparse amount of intestinal gas pointing to intussusception and the implication of a complete evacuation of the bowel following barium enema are stressed. The latter phenomenon, occasionally combined with persistent mild small bowel meteorism, occurred in approximately one-third of all early relapses. Patients with one manifest relapse run a significantly increased risk of further recurrences although in the majority of cases no significant etiologic factors are encountered.
D001466:Barium Sulfate; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004733:Enema; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006874:Hydrostatic Pressure; D007223:Infant; D007443:Intussusception / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence
D001466:Barium Sulfate