Intussusception Flashcards

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Def

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a process that occurs when a proximal segment of bowel “telescopes” into a more distal segment, causing edema, vascular compromise, and, ultimately, partial or total bowel obstruction

the intestine telescopes upon itself.

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S/S

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  • Sudden onset of intermittent, crampy abdominal pain
  • Severe pain (children usually draw up their knees and scream)
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • Currant-jelly stools, gross blood, or hemoccult-positive stools
  • Lethargy
  • presence of a sausage-shaped mass in the upper midabdomen (a hallmark sign of intussusception)**
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Management/ Tx:

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Management:
- assess pain, present of vomiting, stool patterns

Tx:
- barium enema
- If surgical reduction is unsuccessful or bowel necrosis has occurred, a portion of the bowel must be resected.

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Risk Factors

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  • cystic fibrosis
  • celiac disease
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