What is intussusception?
Invagination of a proximal bowel segment into a distal one
What is the most common age group for intussusception?
4–9 months
What is the classic triad of intussusception?
Cramping pain, currant jelly stools, and palpable mass
What is Dance sign?
Empty right lower quadrant in intussusception
What is the first-line treatment for intussusception?
Air or contrast enema
When is surgery indicated in intussusception?
Failed enema, peritonitis, or identifiable lead point
What is the etiology of intusseption
After rt inf or gastroentritis
Dt hypertrophied lymphoid tissue
What is the most common cause of bowel obstruction in infants
Intusseption
1ry intusseption
Is idiopathic dt hypertrophied payers patches
Causes of 2ry intusseption
Mc is mekels diverticulum
Then polyp
Also appendix heamangioma and carcinoid and fb
What are the investigations for intusseption
Xray abdomen show dilated loops with bowel obstruction
In puas target sign doughnut or psuedokideny
