In intussusception, usually a part of the small intestine invaginates (folds into) into another section of intestine. It is like part of a collapsible tubular telescope of a camera that retract into ...

Two California parents are seeking answers after their 18-month old daughter died following a misdiagnosis from a doctor. The baby girl, name Annalina Rose Stewart fell ill on Oct. 30 and passed away ...

A mother in Hull, Kingston in the United Kingdom, was horrified after she found her three-year-old son covered in black vomit and "lifeless" after he suddenly developed a rare life-threatening ...

Q-I know intussusception is a funny-sounding word, but recently the doctor mentioned it as a possible source of my daughter`s severe belly pain. Happily, it wasn`t that, but I`ve always wondered what ...

Q: Why is rapid diagnosis of intussusception important? A: Yes. Because, if not diagnosed and treated early it can lead to complications like rupture of bowel, gangrene, peritonitis, sepsis and shock.

INTUSSUSCEPTION may closely simulate Henoch's purpura with bleeding into the intestine; accurate diagnosis is of great importance, for the treatment of the first condition is surgical or by barium ...

RECOGNIZED cases of jejunogastric intussusception are relatively infrequent, and those proved at operation or autopsy are even more unusual. We have been able to find 98 articles on the subject, of ...

A two-suture or three-suture intussusception vasoepididymostomy might be an option for microsurgeons who desire an alternative to the traditional end-to-side interrupted microsurgical technique Chan ...