Intussusception: a ten year review
Rosselló, P.J.; Morales Otero, L.A.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 73(7): 321-328
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 6946788 Document Number: 701178
Twenty nine cases of intussusception diagnosed and treated at the University Hospital during the period of 1969 - 1978 are reviewed for factors including presenting clinical picture, laboratory test results, treatment modalities and follow-up results. The presenting signs and symptoms are typical of those reported from other institutions. In general, laboratory tests were nonspecific. A low success tate for hydrostatic reduction of intussusception is noted. The surgical approach to non reducible or recurrent intussusception is well tolerated, with low morbidity and no mortality. A plea for more aggressive attempts at hydrostatic reduction of intussusception as the primary method of treatment is made.
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