It is the telescopic penetration of one bowel section into each other.
It is the most common form of entering the last part of the small intestine (ileum) into the large intestine (cecum). (Ileocolic intussusception)
It is more common between 4 months and 3 years of age.
It is a progressive disease
It causes intermittent severe abdominal pain. The child cries by pulling his legs to his stomach during severe cramping abdominal pain, he is restless, then there is relief for a short time, then the pain recurs.
There is vomiting, sometimes vomiting may not be observed in the early period.
In the course of time, bloody stools (in the appearance of strawberry jelly) appear.
Fever occurs as a result of the passage of bacteria into the blood when the intestinal circulation begins to deteriorate in the future.
On examination, there is a palpable mass and tenderness in the form of sausage in the abdomen.
Diagnosis is mostly made by clinical history and examination.
However, standing direct abdominal X-ray (detection of signs of intestinal obstruction by observing air-fluid levels), detection of invaginated bowel appearance in the abdomen (typically, the appearance of a somya arc) on ultrasonography are used as confirmatory diagnostic examinations.
It is a disease that requires emergency surgery.
In cases where no intervention is made on time, the circulatory disorder in the relevant intestine results in decay and causes the loss of that part. In fact, it is a disease that can result in death if the intestine is punctured from the decay area and the contents of the intestine are discharged into the abdomen in late cases.
