Radiographic findings predictive of irreducibility and surgical resection in ileocolic intussusception.

Pediatric Radiology
Dhruv M PatelEdward J Richer

Abstract

Ileocolic intussusception is a common cause of intestinal obstruction in young children. Radiographs may be of limited value in the diagnosis of intussusception and are sometimes utilized primarily to exclude pneumoperitoneum before therapeutic enema reduction. The goal of this study was to determine if radiographic findings in ileocolic intussusception can offer prognostic information regarding the outcome of therapeutic air enema and, for those requiring surgical intervention, surgical outcomes and/or complications. A single institution retrospective study was performed including all enemas for intussusception performed during a 5-year period from September 2012 to August 2017. Radiographs obtained before therapeutic enema, including our institution radiographs, outside facility radiographs, or scout images obtained during fluoroscopy or computed tomography (CT), were independently scored by two pediatric radiologists for normal bowel gas pattern, soft-tissue mass, paucity of bowel gas, meniscus sign and bowel obstruction. The reviewers were blinded to enema and surgical outcomes at the time of review. Differences were resolved by consensus. Cases were excluded in which there was no adequate pre-procedure radiograph. In total...Continue Reading

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