Painless intussusception. Giving conservative treatment another chance.
Treatment options for intussusception in children range from reduction by barium enema to surgical intervention. The authors describe a case in which a conservative option--a fifth attempt to reduce an ileocolic intussusception by barium enema, this time using general anesthesia--successfully resolved the problem.
Hoffman
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Kibbutz Givat Brenner Clinic, Israel.
Levine
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Baram
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Tiberin
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Soroker
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D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D004630:Emergencies; D004733:Enema; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D007223:Infant; D007443:Intussusception / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male
D001466:Barium Sulfate