title: [Medical-surgical experience of intestinal intussusception. Experience of a university institution].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Management of intestinal intussusception in children has evolved from exclusively surgical treatments to nonoperative reduction under fluoroscopic monitoring.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To report a 10 year experience in a University Hospital in the management of intestinal intussusception.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy two patients, aged 2 to 72 months of age, with an uncomplicated intussusception, that were treated by barium or air enema, were studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The success rate was 73% with barium reductions, and 100% with air reductions. In 17 patients (24%), enema reduction was unsuccessful and were subjected to a surgical reduction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nonsurgical reduction is safe and effective as the initial treatment of uncomplicated intussusception in children.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital Clínico de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Montes
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Soto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Codoceo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Mañana
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zavala
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Baquedano
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Encalada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zúñiga
mesh_terms: D000388:Air; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003287:Contrast Media; D004733:Enema / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007443:Intussusception / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D001466:Barium Sulfate