Open AccessINTUSSUSCEPTION
Author(s) -
Sajid Hameed,
Sajjad Ahmad,
Khalid Mahmood,
Liaquat Ali
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2007.14.02.4903
Subject(s) - medicine , intussusception (medical disorder) , dehiscence , surgery , presentation (obstetrics) , general surgery , anastomosis , retrospective cohort study
Objective: To review our results of management and compare them withother published series. Design: Retrospective study. Period: July 1995 to June 2006. Setting: Department ofPaediatric Surgery, Allied Hospital, Faisalabad. Patients and Methods: The record of all patients was reviewed.Results: A total of 102 patients were managed during this period. They were predominantly males. Eighty four percentwere under 1 year while more than half under 6 months. Two thirds four of the cases presented between the monthsof March and August. Intussusception was preceded by a about of acute gastroenteries in over one third of the cases.Mean duration of symptoms before presentation was 72 hours. All cases except one, underwent surgical exploration.At operation resection and anastomosis had to be done in nearly 60%. Wound infection (12%) and wound dehiscence(2%) were the major complications. Mortality rate was 8%. Conclusion: The management of intussusception in oursetting is unsatisfactory when compared to the international standards. A high index of suspicion leading to earlycoupled with an inprocement in the management standards is needed.