True about Intussusceptions in children
Most common variety is ileocolic
A\/w pathological lead point
May be seen after viral infection
Can be relieved by barium enema
Intussusception, the invagination of one poion of the intestine into an adjacent segment, is uncommon but may be life-threatening. Intussusception typically causes a strangulating bowel obstruction, which can progress to gangrene and perforation.In children,more than 80% are ileocolic, beginning several centimetres proximal to the ileocaecal valve with their apex in the ascending or transverse colon. Ref: Bailey & Love&;s Sho Practice of Surgery,E25,Page-79,80
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