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Incidence of recurrent intussusception following barium versus air enema
Author(s) -
Eshel G,
Barr J,
Heiman E,
Bistritzer T,
Broide E,
Klin B,
Aladjem M
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb08928.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intussusception (medical disorder) , barium enema , incidence (geometry) , surgery , enema , retrospective cohort study , colonoscopy , physics , colorectal cancer , cancer , optics
The aim of this study was to determine whether using air enema for acute intussusception is related to a higher rate of recurrence than other methods of treatment. A 10‐y (1986‐95) retrospective study was performed in a university‐affiliated paediatric division. The overall recurrence rate for 97 patients with acute intussusception was 7.8% (10% of whom were treated non‐surgically). There were no recurrences following the surgical treatment. In matched groups of patients, no risk factors were found for recurrence following air vs barium enema.