Colonoscopy-Assisted Resolving of Intussusception in Children, a Report of 15 Cases

There are few reports on the therapeutic role of colonoscopy in correcting intussusception of childhood. In the present report, 15 children (14 boys and 1 girl) presented with acute intussusception and successfully treated by colonoscopy were presented. The patients were referred to the gastroentero...

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Autores principales: Iraj Shahramian, Behnoush Behi, Mehrdad Salahifar, Ali Mirabbasi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a6d499e8c61b44379f6bf8586687e3c82021-11-14T08:12:06ZColonoscopy-Assisted Resolving of Intussusception in Children, a Report of 15 Cases2783-243010.30476/acrr.2020.46564https://doaj.org/article/a6d499e8c61b44379f6bf8586687e3c82020-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://colorectalresearch.sums.ac.ir/article_46564_64f43a75887faff8f424f5c4dd0b8a73.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2783-2430There are few reports on the therapeutic role of colonoscopy in correcting intussusception of childhood. In the present report, 15 children (14 boys and 1 girl) presented with acute intussusception and successfully treated by colonoscopy were presented. The patients were referred to the gastroenterology clinic of Ami-Al-Momenin Hospital, Zabol, Iran from 2015 to 2018. The mean age of the patients was 36.6±28.7 months. After stablishing the diagnosis, they underwent colonoscopic reduction of intussusception by an experienced gastroenterologist. Following 24 hours of the procedure, follow up sonography was performed. Overall, 6 recurrences were identified in 4 (26.7%) patients which were managed by a second colonoscopy. A second recurrence was detected in two patients who finally underwent surgical reduction. Regarding the role of colonoscopy in providing a visual and real-time setting, this can be used as either a primary option or an alternative to radiologic and surgical procedures of intussusception reduction in children.Iraj ShahramianBehnoush BehiMehrdad SalahifarAli MirabbasiShiraz University of Medical SciencesarticleintussusceptionendoscopyenemachildrenMedicineRENIranian Journal of Colorectal Research, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 33-36 (2020)
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Iraj Shahramian
Behnoush Behi
Mehrdad Salahifar
Ali Mirabbasi
Colonoscopy-Assisted Resolving of Intussusception in Children, a Report of 15 Cases
description There are few reports on the therapeutic role of colonoscopy in correcting intussusception of childhood. In the present report, 15 children (14 boys and 1 girl) presented with acute intussusception and successfully treated by colonoscopy were presented. The patients were referred to the gastroenterology clinic of Ami-Al-Momenin Hospital, Zabol, Iran from 2015 to 2018. The mean age of the patients was 36.6±28.7 months. After stablishing the diagnosis, they underwent colonoscopic reduction of intussusception by an experienced gastroenterologist. Following 24 hours of the procedure, follow up sonography was performed. Overall, 6 recurrences were identified in 4 (26.7%) patients which were managed by a second colonoscopy. A second recurrence was detected in two patients who finally underwent surgical reduction. Regarding the role of colonoscopy in providing a visual and real-time setting, this can be used as either a primary option or an alternative to radiologic and surgical procedures of intussusception reduction in children.
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author Iraj Shahramian
Behnoush Behi
Mehrdad Salahifar
Ali Mirabbasi
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Mehrdad Salahifar
Ali Mirabbasi
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title Colonoscopy-Assisted Resolving of Intussusception in Children, a Report of 15 Cases
title_short Colonoscopy-Assisted Resolving of Intussusception in Children, a Report of 15 Cases
title_full Colonoscopy-Assisted Resolving of Intussusception in Children, a Report of 15 Cases
title_fullStr Colonoscopy-Assisted Resolving of Intussusception in Children, a Report of 15 Cases
title_full_unstemmed Colonoscopy-Assisted Resolving of Intussusception in Children, a Report of 15 Cases
title_sort colonoscopy-assisted resolving of intussusception in children, a report of 15 cases
publisher Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
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