An Interesting Case of Double Compound Intussusception without Intestinal Occlusion in a 5-Year-Old Boy

Abstract Intussusception is a very common surgical finding in children. Idiopathic intussusception is relatively frequent in children within the first year and it usually causes an acute abdomen. Instead, complex intussusception involving multiple or remote intestinal segments is a very rare entity...

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Main Authors: Francesca Destro, Noemi Cantone, Michela Maffi, Tommaso Gargano, Mario Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2014-02-01
Series:European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0033-1361925