title: Familial idiopathic intussusception: a report of two families.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatrics, Soroka Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kurzbart
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yerushalmi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yulevich
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Newman-Heiman
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Mares
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D007223:Infant; D007443:Intussusception / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male