Pneumatic reduction of intussusception in children at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital: An initial experience | Zendy

YawBoateng Mensah | Zendy; Hope GloverAddy | Zendy; Victor Etwire | Zendy; MargaretB Twum | Zendy; Samuel Asiamah | Zendy; William AppeaduMensah | Zendy; AfuaA. J. Hesse | Zendy

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Pneumatic reduction of intussusception in children at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital: An initial experience

Author(s) -

YawBoateng Mensah,

Hope GloverAddy,

Victor Etwire,

MargaretB Twum,

Samuel Asiamah,

William AppeaduMensah,

AfuaA. J. Hesse

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

african journal of paediatric surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163

H-Index - 17

eISSN - 0189-6725

pISSN - 0974-5998

DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.86057

Subject(s) - intussusception (medical disorder) , medicine , perforation , teaching hospital , surgery , fluoroscopy , reduction (mathematics) , general surgery , materials science , punching , geometry , mathematics , metallurgy

Intussusception is a common abdominal emergency in children which necessitates prompt diagnosis and management. Nonsurgical methods of managing this condition are rapidly gaining popularity with fluoroscopic-guided pneumatic reduction being one of such methods that has been used with great success in many countries. We present our initial experience with fluoroscopic-guided pneumatic reduction of intussusception at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital which is also the first time the technique has been used in Ghana.

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