%0 Journal Article
%T Factors determining operative reduction in intussusception in children aged less than fourteen years
%A Tariq O. Abbas
%A Noora AlShahwani
%A Gaby Jabbour
%A Mansour Ali
%J Open Journal of Pediatrics
%P 286-289
%@ 2160-8776
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojped.2013.33051
%X <p>
	<span style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana;\"><strong>Aim:</strong> To delineate the factors associated with operative
reduction of intussusception, in contrast to enema reduction only without
surgical intervention, in children aged less than 14 years. <strong>Methods:</strong> We retrospectively
reviewed the records of all children aged &lt;14 years who experienced
intussusception between 2002 and 2012 and were treated at a single hospital in
Qatar. Clinical outcomes were correlated with age, sex, clinical symptoms,
diagnosticand treatmentrelated characteristics, and length of hospital stay. <strong>Results:</strong> A total of 141 children were diagnosed and treated for intussusception
over 11 years. The male to female ratio of intussusception was 1.4:1. The
length of hospital stay was longer in patients who underwent operative
reduction than those that did not. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> Delay in presentation did not
decrease the success of radiologic reduction and did not increase the risk of
operative intervention and bowel resection.</span> 
</p>
%K Operative Reduction
%K Intussusceptions
%K Children
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=37321