Demographic Study of Intussusception in Patients Referring to Amir Al-Mo’menin Hospital of Zabol City from 2003 to 2013 View PDF

^*Mohammad Mehran Amininfard
Medicine, Iranshahr University Of Medical Sciences, Iranshahr, Iran, Islamic Republic Of

^*Corresponding Author:

Mohammad Mehran Amininfard
Medicine, Iranshahr University Of Medical Sciences, Iranshahr, Iran, Islamic Republic Of
Email:Ganjresearch@gmail.com

Published on: 2017-06-09

Abstract

Intussusception is the entrance of some part of the intestine into its neighboring lumen and creating a state of obstruction in the intestine which is the most common abdominal emergency and the second common cause of intestinal obstruction in children under two years of age. The aim of this study was demographic study of intussusception in patients referring to Amir Al-Mo’menin Hospital in the city of Zabol from 2003 to 2013.

Keywords

Demographic characteristics; Prevalence; Intussusception

Introduction

Intussusception is the most common cause of acute intestinal obstruction in infants where the ileum is usually intussuscepted through the ileocecal valve into the cecum and causes obstruction. Intussusception is entrance of part of the intestine into its adjacent lumen and creation of obstruction in the intestine. The disease is reported in patients of all ages and even during fetal life, which later leads to non-formation of intestine. Albeit, it is the most common abdominal emergency and the second common cause of intestinal obstruction in children under the age of two years.