Open AccessPneumatic reduction of intussusception in children at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital: An initial experience
Author(s) -
Yaw Mensah,
Hope Glover-Addy,
Victor Etwire,
Margaret B Twum,
Samuel Asiamah,
William Appeadu-Mensah,
Afua A. 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.