Intussusception after Abdominal Trauma in a Child.
- Author:
Hyeon Jeong LEE
1
;
Hye Young JANG
;
Jae Woo KIM
;
Duck Ho JUN
;
Byeong Dae YOO
Author Information
1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. silenos1004@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Intussusception;
Child;
Abdominal injuries
- MeSH:
Abdominal Injuries;
Abdominal Pain;
Child*;
Child, Preschool;
Emergencies;
Emergency Service, Hospital;
Female;
Humans;
Incidence;
Intussusception*;
Korea;
Plastics
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2015;26(1):99-102
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Intussusception is the most common abdominal emergency in children younger than 2 years old. It is often considered idiopathic. However, an underlying disease can cause a pathological lead point for the intussusception. Its incidence after trauma is uncommon, and traumatic intussusception in children is even rarer. In Korea, traumatic intussusception in a child has never been reported. We experienced a case of traumatic intussusception in a 3-year-old girl. The patient was injured by a plastic bar while playing, and she soon complained of abdominal pain. We identified an ileo-ileal intussusception on computed tomogram. The intussusception was reduced successfully by air reduction in the emergency department. She was sent to home without complication after three hospital days.
