title: [Evaluation of medical and surgical treatment of intestinal invagination in children].
abstract: Authors review 70 consecutive cases of intussusception treated from 1969 to 1984. Most patients (87.5%) were under one year, and male/female ratio was 2/1. Nutritional status was good as 75.7% were above 50 percentiles for age. There was a higher seasonal incidence in spring and summer. Most frequent presenting symptom were weeping/pain (87.1%), rectal bleeding (82.8%) and vomiting (78.5%). Typical symptomatology was present in only 48.5%. Plain X-ray of abdomen and ultrasonography are the best diagnostic aid (91.4% and 90%). Hydrostatic reduction was successful in 30.1% whereas 51 cases had to be operated with a resection rate of 27.5%. Half of the patients over two years had an organic leading point. Complications, 8.6% were related with age, clinical course and need for bowel resection.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital General de Galicia, Clínico Universitario, Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bautista Casasnovas
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Varela Cives
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nieto Vázquez
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pavón Belinchón
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rodrigo Sáenz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Abellas Rosende
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castro-Gago
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D007443:Intussusception / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Evaluación del tratamiento médico y quirúrgico de la invaginación intestinal en el niño.