Our experience in management of the intussusception in children

Abstract

The Idiopathic intussusception is one of the most common causes of bowel obstruction in infants and childhood. Choice of the treatment method of this disease is important factor influencing mortality rate ranges till 17.7%. Author analyzed a database of 126 patients managed for the intussusception. Different methods and approaches used for there treatment including non-operative, laparoscopic and surgical manners based on the diagnostic and treatment protokol. Early diaqnosis, wide application of noninvasive and minimally invasive methods in treatment of the patients with intussusception results in considerable reduction in mortality and morbidity. The aim of this paper is to review of the results of management in patients with intussusception, and the impact of these protocol on mortality and morbidity.