Risk factors for recurrent intussusception after successful reduction in pediatric patients in a tertiary care hospital of Nepal: A prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intussusception is defined as the invagination of one segment of intestine into another segment of intestine. It may recur because of persistence or return of some factor responsible for the primary intussusception. Various risk factors have been reported but still not well elucidated.

Materials and methods

This is the prospective observational study. In this study, 78 patients, age <16 years with diagnosis of intussusception between June 2019 and April 2020 who had successful reduction with either hydrostatic reduction and/or operative reduction in Teaching Hospital were enrolled in the study. This is study of early recurrence as patients were followed up to a period of 1 month for recurrence of intussusception. The recurrent cases were thus identified and variou

SUBMITTER: Adhikari S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9052128 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature