Intussusception Reduction
Intussusception reduction is a procedure used to unfold bowel that has telescoped into itself, usually in children.
When to get help quickly: This needs urgent hospital care because delayed treatment can reduce blood supply to the bowel. A child with repeated severe abdominal pain, vomiting, or bloody stool should be seen quickly.
Common symptoms
This procedure is usually done when a child has severe intermittent abdominal pain, vomiting, blood or mucus in the stool, weakness, or an ultrasound showing intussusception.
When imaging helps
Imaging helps confirm the diagnosis and then may be used during air or contrast enema treatment to reduce the telescoped bowel without surgery.
What radiology does
Radiology may diagnose intussusception with ultrasound and then use air or contrast enema imaging to treat it.
What usually happens next
Successful reduction can avoid surgery, but some cases still need surgical treatment or close observation afterward.
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