Postoperative intussusception in children.
Postoperative intussusception (POI) is an uncommon cause of postoperative mechanical bowel obstruction in children. Four cases of POI during a period of 15 years (1987-2001) were analysed retrospectively. Symptoms developed after a median period of 2.5 days following the operation. All cases were succesfully treated with operative manual reduction. POI occurs after a wide variety of surgical procedures and is often difficult to diagnose because the symptoms are often obscure. As a conclusion, we state that reaching a diagnose requires a high index of suspicion.
Türkyilmaz
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Department of Paediatric Surgery, Medical Faculty of Gazi University, Turkey. zafertrk@yahoo.com
Sönmez
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Demiroğullari
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Karabulut
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R
Ozen
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Moralioğlu
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Başaklar
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Kale
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007443:Intussusception / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome