title: Intussusception in children: Comparison between ultrasound diagnosis and operation findings in a tropical developing country.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Intussusception is one of the more common causes of intestinal obstruction in children. The diagnosis may be based mainly on clinical features; however, there are no classic signs and symptoms that are common to all cases. This study reports our experience at US diagnosis and operation findings of children with intussusceptions in a tropical developing economy.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was an 8 years retrospective review of intussusceptions in children in a tertiary health facility in a tropical developing country from January 2004 to December 2011.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-five out of 41 children (M:F = 2.2:1) admitted with intussusceptions within the period were studied. The median age was 6.0 ± 5.57 months (range 3 months- 7 years). US positively diagnosed intussusceptions in 20 (80%) cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  US can increase diagnostic confidence in intussusceptions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Paediatric Surgery Unit, Calabar, Nigeria. usangue@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Usang E
authors.initials: UE
authors.lastname: Usang
authors.forename: Grace B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Inah
authors.forename: Akan W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Inyang
authors.forename: Alice T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Ekabua
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003906:Developing Countries; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007443:Intussusception / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D012372:ROC Curve; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014329:Tropical Climate; D014463:Ultrasonography