IDIOPATHIC ILEOILEAL INTUSSUSCEPTION WITHOUT LEAD POINT IN A 4-YEAR-OLD CHILD

AYŞE SELCAN KOÇ, ZERRİN ÖZÇELİK, FERİDE FATMA GÖRGÜLÜ

The European Research Journal - 2018;4(4):439-443

Department of Radiology, University of Health Sciences, Adana City Hospital, Adana, Turkey

 

Intussusception is common abdominal emergency in early childhood. Idiopathic ileoileal intussusceptions are rare in children without an apparent predisposing cause. Patients present with vomiting and colicky abdominal pain, which can mimic many conditions. We report a case with primary ileoileal intussusception, which was successfully reduced manually during exploratory laparotomy. There was no evidence enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes.