Surgical interventions for pancreatic disease are being increasingly performed worldwide. These procedures are time-consuming, extremely delicate, and are sometimes associated with important morbidity ...

In intussusception, usually a part of the small intestine invaginates (folds into) into another section of intestine. It is like part of a collapsible tubular telescope of a camera that retract into ...

Q-I know intussusception is a funny-sounding word, but recently the doctor mentioned it as a possible source of my daughter`s severe belly pain. Happily, it wasn`t that, but I`ve always wondered what ...

INTUSSUSCEPTION may closely simulate Henoch's purpura with bleeding into the intestine; accurate diagnosis is of great importance, for the treatment of the first condition is surgical or by barium ...

RECOGNIZED cases of jejunogastric intussusception are relatively infrequent, and those proved at operation or autopsy are even more unusual. We have been able to find 98 articles on the subject, of ...

Intussusceptions are the most common cause of intestinal obstruction in children between three months and six years of age. Most instances (more than 90%) are idiopathic. Standard treatment is either ...

Death - intussusception is a ‘telescoping’ type phenomenon whereby one segment of bowel (intussusceptum) passes or invaginates inside an adjacent distal segment (intussuscipiens).This process results ...

A nine-month-old boy presents to his GP with a two-day history of non-bilious vomiting and crying. His mother describes a dark red jelly-like substance in the nappy and explains that the child has ...

African Journal of Reproductive Health / La Revue Africaine de la Santé Reproductive, Vol. 14, No. 1 (March 2010), pp. 145-148 (4 pages) Intussusception in pregnancy is rare and making a preoperative ...

Several complications can be seen after pancreatic surgery, most notably bleeding, infections and anastomotic dehiscence. Bowel obstruction can also be seen due to internal hernias or anastomotic ...