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 ...

Viral infections trigger more cases of intussusception, the common cause of bowel blockages in young children, than previously thought, according to a new study. Viral infections trigger more cases of ...

Viral infections trigger more cases of intussusception, the common cause of bowel blockages in young children, than previously thought, according to a new study. The research, led by Murdoch ...

Adult intussusception represents a rare yet clinically significant condition that differs markedly from its paediatric counterpart. In adults, the phenomenon generally arises due to a pathological ...

Intussusceptions are the most common cause of intestinal obstruction in children between three months and six years of age. Most instances (more than 90%) are idiopathic. Standard treatment is either ...

Vomiting, abdominal pain and blood in stools are the classic triad that should alert nurses to the possibility of intussusception in a child Subscribe today to access over 6,000 peer-reviewed clinical ...

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 mother in Hull, Kingston in the United Kingdom, was horrified after she found her three-year-old son covered in black vomit and "lifeless" after he suddenly developed a rare life-threatening ...

Infants who receive the rotavirus vaccine, which protects against a severe diarrheal disease, may have a very small risk of developing a serious intestinal disorder called intussusception, a new study ...