Intussusception ileocolic

Riebel et al. 1993 Wang and Liu 1988). Because deep penetration of the ultrasound beam is not necessary in small children, a high-resolution transducer (5-10 MHz) can be used to improve the definition of the image. The majority of intussusceptions (i.e. the ileocolic type) occur in the... 

In half of the patients with complaints dinical signs manifest in the first 2 years of life. Ulceration occurs only in those that contain ectopic gastric mucosa and thus is rare, but can cause occult fecal blood or frank blood in stool and anemia. Adhesions and formation of scar tissue can lead to obstructive ileus. The diverticulum can act as a lead point for ileocolic or ileoileal intussusception. 

A tenacious intestinal residue, enlarged lymphoid follicles or a distended appendix may serve as a lead point for an intussusception. It is seen in only 1% of CF patients. The intussusception is usually ileocolic. 

Intussusception occurs when a length of bowel, the intussusceptum , prolapses and invaginates (or telescopes) intoanadjacentsegment, the intussusdpiens . Four types of intussusception are described ileocolic ileo-ileocolic colocolic and ileoileal. Ileocolic is the most frequent and occurs in 90% of cases. 

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