Intussusception treatment

In a 3-week study in which disulfoton was applied to the shorn, unabraded skin of rabbits and left for 6 hours, 5 days/week, necropsy of the rabbits that died within 2 weeks during treatment (100%) with the high dose of 6.5 mg/kg/day revealed marked intussusception of the ileum of one female (Flucke 1986). The gastrointestinal tract of the high dose rabbits or of rabbits similarly treated with <1.6 mg/kg/day for 3 weeks were not examined histologically. 

Obstruction of the intestines, intestinal adhesions and intussusception are acute abdominal syndromes and they have severe pathological consequences. They cause accumulation of feces, Qi, blood, heat and fire-toxin in the intestines. As well as regular western medical treatment, certain intestinal adhesions, intussusception and the primary stage of simple or partial intestinal obstruction can be treated with Chinese herbal medicine. 

Enema reduction is the standard non-operative method of treatment of intussusception. This may be guided with fluoroscopy when a barium, water-soluble, or air enema is used. US guidance is used... 

Kirks DR (1994) Diagnosis and treatment of pediatric intussusception how far should we push our radiologic techniques Radiology 191 622-623 Kleinhaus S, Boley SJ, Sheran M et al (1979) Hirschsprung s disease - a survey of the members of the Surgical Section of the American Academy of Pediatrics. J Pediatr Surg 14 588-597... 

Idiopathic, transient small bowel intussusceptions need no treatment. The transient nature of the small bowel intussusception will be confirmed by reinvestigation of the small bowel, preferably by sonography, after a few minutes or hours. The intussusception will in most cases have then disappeared (Parker 2003 Strouse et al. 2003). 

Mushraq N, Marven S, Walker J et al (1999) Small bowel intussusception in celiac disease. J Pediatr Surg 3 1833-1835 Peck RJ, Jackson A, Gleeson D (1997) Case report ultrasound of coeliac disease with demonstration of response to treatment. Clin Radiol 52 244-245... 

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