Acute intussusception in infancy

Capone, A.

doi:10.1016/s0002-9610(42)90943-7

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“…Diagnosis is difficult because of the wide variety of symptoms and similarity in presentation to other disorders. Differential diagnosis includes appendicitis, enterocolitis, rectal prolapse, Meckel's diverticulum, and abdominal Henoch's purpura (Dott, 1923;Capone AJ, 1942;Pollack and Pender, 1991;Silen, 2005). McLaughlin (1948) stated that appendicitis and acute enterocololitis are most likely to be confused with intussusception.…”

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Intussusception: An anatomical perspective with review of the literature

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Originally described over 300 years ago, the clinical scenario of intussusception remains incompletely understood. Intussusception is now one of the conditions that can be, most of the time, preoperatively diagnosed and treated with success. This article reviews the literature regarding this pathological state of the abdomen and discusses what is known regarding the presentation, diagnosis, embryology, and anatomy of intussusception.

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