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TWO UNUSUAL CASES OF INTUSSUSCEPTION OCCURRING IN CHILDREN, WITH A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Author(s) -
Hipsley Donald,
Goulston Eric
Publication year - 1948
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1948.tb06351.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intussusception (medical disorder) , ileum , lymphoid hyperplasia , jejunum , incidence (geometry) , hyperplasia , general surgery , gastroenterology , surgery , physics , lymphoma , optics
Summary. 1. Two unusual cases of intussusception in childhood are presented, one illustrating a chronic variety due to polypoidal‐like hyperplasia of the lower part of the ileum, the other an acute intussusception due to polypi of the upper part of the jejunum. 2. It is felt that operative methods of bowel fixation to prevent recurrence of intussusception are unnecessary and unlikely to be successful. 3. It is worth while to make a careful examination of the bowel in all cases of intussusception, especially in children over two years, as small tumours within the intestinal wall in an edematous bowel may be easily overlooked. 4. Xtiology of intussusception is discussed with reference to lymphoid hyperplasia in the terminal part of the ileum. 5. Age incidence is discussed. 6. A review of the relevant literature is given.