title: Intussusception. Issues and controversies related to diagnosis and reduction.
abstract: Diagnosis and management of intussusception remain controversial. The authors discuss the evolution of changes and advances in practice and procedures. They advocate sonographic diagnosis and air enema reduction; the abdominal radiograph is reserved for children with clinical evidence of peritonitis and suspected perforation, if clinical findings are unusual, or if the sonographic examination is equivocal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Daneman
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Alton
mesh_terms: D000388:Air; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D002648:Child; D004733:Enema / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology; D007422:Intestines / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007443:Intussusception / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate