
Intussusception and COVID19, Successful Mechanic Reduction, Case Report
Author(s) -
Nicolás Guerrón,
Luis Mauricio Figueroa-Gutiérrez
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
global pediatric health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.354
H-Index - 11
ISSN - 2333-794X
DOI - 10.1177/2333794x211019693
Subject(s) - medicine , intussusception (medical disorder) , covid-19 , pandemic , reduction (mathematics) , population , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , surgery , virology , disease , environmental health , infectious disease (medical specialty) , geometry , mathematics , outbreak
The COVID 19 pandemic has greatly affected the world population. SARS CoV2 infection in pediatric patients is related to the development of mild symptoms and in some cases gastrointestinal manifestations. We present the case of a patient with intussusception as a manifestation associated with SARS CoV2 infection, treated by ultrasound-guided hydrostatic reduction with successful results.