Intussusception

Abstract

Intussusception is one of the most commonly encountered conditions in pediatric surgery. It is defined as the peristaltic invagination of a section of the bowel (the intussusceptum) into a more distal segment of the bowel (the intussuscipiens). Surgical treatment is indicated if nonoperative reduction by hydrostatic or pneumatic methods under fluoroscopic or ultrasonographic guidance fails. Conventional manual reduction is widely recognized to be a basic technique by pediatric surgeons.