Familial idiopathic intussusception: a report of two families.
The authors report on two families with 5 out of 10 and two of two siblings who presented with idiopathic ileocolic intussusception. This may suggest hereditary predisposition as an etiologic factor.
Kurzbart
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Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatrics, Soroka Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Cohen
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Yerushalmi
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B
Yulevich
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A
Newman-Heiman
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N
Mares
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D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D007223:Infant; D007443:Intussusception / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male