title: The effectiveness of pneumoreduction for intussusception.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To detect the effectiveness of pneumoreduction (PR) in intussusception, which is one the most common reasons of abdominal pain in infancy and childhood.
  
  
  METHODS
  The records of patients treated in our clinic for intussusception between January 2005 and June 2012 were reviewed retrospectively. There were 150 patients aged between 2 months - 12 years of age; 48% (72) were girls, 52% (78) were boys.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The most common complaint and clinical findings were abdominal pain (94,6%), vomiting (82.6%), rectal bleeding (81.3%), and discomfort (70.9%). An abdominal mass was observed in 73.3% of patients. PR was successfully performed in 86% of patients. It was carried out once in 86% of these patients and twice in 8.1%. PR was unsuccessful in six patients and they underwent surgery. Manual reduction (31 or 67.4% of operated patients) and resection - anastomosis (15 or 32.6 % of patients) were performed by surgery. Perforation occured in two patients (1.3%) during manual reduction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PR is an effective method in the treatment of intussusception with a high success ratio and a low complication ratio. It was possible to perform the procedure especially in patients who came in the early stage of the condition.
authors: Serkan
authors: S
authors: Arslan
authors: Cüneyt
authors: C
authors: Turan
authors: Selim
authors: S
authors: Doganay
authors: Mahmut
authors: M
authors: Güzel
authors: Özlem
authors: Ö
authors: Yandim
authors: Ahmet Burak
authors: AB
authors: Dogan
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Aslan
authors: Mustafa
authors: M
authors: Küçükaydin
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007327:Insufflation / Q000009:adverse effects; D007443:Intussusception / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology