October 19, 2011 (Boston, Massachusetts) — Ultrasound is superior to 2-view abdominal radiography to rule out or confirm a diagnosis of ileo-intussusception in children, according to new research ...

Background and Aims: Intussusception is the one of the most common acute abdomen in children. Ultrasound is being increasingly used the diagnosis of intussuscption. Ultrasound was performed by ...

Objective This study aims to explore the effectiveness and safety of the new-type ultrasound-guided hydrostatic reduction for children with acute intussusception. Methods The clinical data of 364 ...

Point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) is a safe, effective imaging modality with a rapidly expanding array of lifesaving, timesaving and cost-saving applications in pediatric emergency medicine (PEM).

Viral infections trigger more cases of intussusception, the common cause of bowel blockages in young children, than previously thought, according to a new study. Viral infections trigger more cases of ...

Intussusception remains one of the most common causes of acute abdominal emergencies in children, necessitating prompt and accurate diagnosis as well as effective treatment strategies. Recent advances ...

Intussusception occurs when a section of the intestine slides inside a nearby part. This movement causes the intestine to fold around itself, the way the parts of a telescope fit around each other.

Viral infections trigger more cases of intussusception, the common cause of bowel blockages in young children, than previously thought, according to a new study. The research, led by Murdoch ...

A nine-month-old boy presents to his GP with a two-day history of non-bilious vomiting and crying. His mother describes a dark red jelly-like substance in the nappy and explains that the child has ...

Since licensure in 2006, the rotavirus vaccines, RV5 (pentavalent bovine-human reassortant vaccine, Rotateq, Merck) and RV1 (attenuated monovalent human rotavirus vaccine, Rotarix, GSK Biologicals), ...

African Journal of Reproductive Health / La Revue Africaine de la Santé Reproductive, Vol. 14, No. 1 (March 2010), pp. 145-148 (4 pages) Intussusception in pregnancy is rare and making a preoperative ...