title: [Intestinal invaginations in children: 24 cases treated at the Yalgado National University Hospital in Ouedraogo].
abstract: We report a retrospective study of 24 cases of acute intestinal invagination in children, accounting for 4.4% of the cases of mechanical intestinal occlusion. More boys than girls were affected (sex ratio of 3:1). Consultation was often delayed, there was a high frequency of occlusive forms and of idiopathic forms (17 of the 24 cases) and the mortality rate was high (1 of the 24 children died). This study demonstrates the importance of ultrasound scans in the diagnosis of this condition.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie générale et digestive, Centre hospitalier national Yalgado-Ouédraogo, BP 7022, Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bonkoungou
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Traoré
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kirakoya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zida
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sanou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007080:Ileocecal Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007223:Infant; D007443:Intussusception / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography