October 19, 2011 (Boston, Massachusetts) — Ultrasound is superior to 2-view abdominal radiography to rule out or confirm a diagnosis of ileo-intussusception in children, according to new research ...

Background and Aims: Intussusception is the one of the most common acute abdomen in children. Ultrasound is being increasingly used the diagnosis of intussuscption. Ultrasound was performed by ...

Intussusception, the telescoping of one segment of the intestine into another, represents a common surgical emergency in infancy and early childhood. Rapid diagnosis and prompt reduction are essential ...

In intussusception, usually a part of the small intestine invaginates (folds into) into another section of intestine. It is like part of a collapsible tubular telescope of a camera that retract into ...

A nine-month-old boy presents to his GP with a two-day history of non-bilious vomiting and crying. His mother describes a dark red jelly-like substance in the nappy and explains that the child has ...

A three-dose, oral rotavirus vaccine (Rotavac) was introduced in the universal immunization program in India in 2016. A prelicensure trial involving 6799 infants was not large enough to detect a small ...