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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2021-07-01
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Series: | Annals of Pediatric Surgery |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43159-021-00097-5 |