Trends in childhood intussusception in a Nigerian tertiary hospital

Conclusions: Contribution of successful non-operative treatment to the overall treatment of intussusception significantly increased while that of operative manual reduction significantly reduced and bowel resection showed no change. Preoperative utilization of ultrasonography significantly increased while mean duration of admission reduced significantly, but late presentation, morbidity and mortality rates had no significant changes.Keywords: Trends; childhood; intussusception; Nigerian; tertiary hospital.
Source: African Health Sciences - Category: African Health Authors: Source Type: research