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Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1975;18(5):383-390. Published online May 31, 1975.

Intussusception in Infancy and Childhood

Sung Tae Park¹, In Kee Paick¹, Ree Woo Kim¹, Chui Hong Paek¹, Ji Sub Oh¹, Dong Hak Shin¹, Jip Kim²

¹Department of Pediatrics, Presbyterian Hospital, Taegu
²Kim Jip Pediatric Clinic

Abstract

The clinical studies consist of 224 cases which were admitted to the Department of Pediatrics of Dongsan Presbyterian Hospital between April, 1964 and June, 1974. The results were: 1. Male to female ratio was 2.5 : 1. 2.In age incidence, 90% of patients were under 2 years of age. The peak incidence(78.1%) occurred between 3 months and 12 months of age. 3.In seasonal incidence, spring and winter were relatively high (57.9%). 4. The etiologic causes were idiopathic in 94.6% of cases and had a demonstrable local factor in 5. 4% of cases. 5.The presenting points at Barium enema were 31. 3% of hepatic flexure, 24. 6% of splenic flexure, 22. 3% of mid-transverse colon and others (21. 8%). 6. Anatomical type in operative cases (44)， ileocolic and ileocecal type were 47.8% and double intussusception were 38%. 7.The cardinal symptoms and signs were vomiting (91.7%), bloody mucoid stool(89.7%), periodic abdominal pain〔83. 9%) and abdominal mass (68. 8%). 8. In 224 cases of intussusception, hydrostatic barium reduction was successed in 80% of all cases and operative cases were 19. 6%. 9. Recurrence rate was 8%, 10. Our mortality rate in 224 cases of intussusception was 2.2%.

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