Lessons to be learned: a case study approach Chronic intussusception in childhood

Chronic intussusception as a cause of persistent abdominal pain in children is often an overlooked diagnosis. Here we present an eight-year-old boy, who at the age of three years had an acute intussusception reduced hydrostatically with barium and who subsequently had been extensively investigated b...

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Published inThe journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health Vol. 123; no. 3; pp. 181 - 184
Main Authors West, N J, Daniels, I R, Carr, N D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.2003
Subjects
Child
Chronic Disease
Colonic Diseases - complications
Humans
Intussusception - diagnosis
Intussusception - etiology
Male
Meckel Diverticulum - complications
Switzerland
Wales
Switzerland
Wales
Children
intussusception
diverticulum
Meckel’s diverticulum
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Summary:Chronic intussusception as a cause of persistent abdominal pain in children is often an overlooked diagnosis. Here we present an eight-year-old boy, who at the age of three years had an acute intussusception reduced hydrostatically with barium and who subsequently had been extensively investigated both in Wales and in Switzerland, for persistent colicky abdominal pain. He was found to have chronic intussusception, with a Meckel’s diverticulum being the cause of his symptoms.
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ISSN:1466-4240
1476-9042
DOI:10.1177/146642400312300316