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Original Article
Clinical study of intussusception in infants and childhood.
Sang Joo Han, Yeon Sung Lim, Bae Young Kim, Won Il Park, Kung Ja Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1989;32(11):1489-1495.   Published online November 30, 1989
Intussusception is an invagination of a segment of the gastrointestinal tract into an adjacent segment. It is the most common cause of acquired intestinal obstruction during infancy and early childhood. We compared the results of treatment with Barium Enema in 33 cases with that of Controlled Air Insufflation in 31 cases from January, 1985 to December, 1987. The results were as follows: 1) In age incidence, 86%...