Profile and outcome of pediatric intussusception: a 5-year experience in a tertiary care center

Abstract Background Intussusception is the most frequent cause of bowel obstruction in infants and toddlers; idiopathic intussusception occurs predominantly under the age of 3 and is rare after the age of 6 years; the highest incidence occurs in infants between 4 and 9 months; the gold standard for...

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Main Authors: Aqeela J. Madan, Fayza Haider, Saeed Alhindi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-07-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43159-021-00097-5