Postoperative intussusception in children.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
Postoperative intussusception is an uncommon and sometimes forgotten cause of postoperative intestinal obstruction in children. Eleven consecutive cases of postoperative intussusception during a period of 16 years (1981-1997) were analysed retrospectively. Symptoms developed after a median period of 5 days after operation. With one exception, postoperative intussusception was not diagnosed before reoperation. In ten of the 11 cases the intussusception was successfully treated with intraoperative manual reduction. Postoperative intussusception is a rare but typical complication in the paediatric age group and should be kept in mind.
Medical subject headings
- Intussusception
- Postoperative Complications