2016
DOI: 10.4236/ojped.2016.61003
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One Month Ongoing Intussusception: Case Report

Abstract: The aim is to present a case operated due to one-month ongoing intussusception and diagnosed as lymphoma. A six years old boy was admitted to our emergency department with complaint of colicky abdominal pain and bilious vomiting for the last month. He was operated due to 3 cm intussusception at ileocecal part. A mass which is about 6 cm in diameter, hard, partly mobile and invaginate the intestine at its posterior aspect was found. Pathology was reported as Burkitt lymphoma. He received two cycles of chemother… Show more

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“…The findings of the study other than food allergy were correlated with the literature in means of etiologic factors and treatment strategies of intussusception [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]. The patient groups were alike with each other, except the mean number of intussusception attacks, which proves that the high incidence of food allergy was less likely to be an incidental finding.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 78%
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“…The findings of the study other than food allergy were correlated with the literature in means of etiologic factors and treatment strategies of intussusception [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]. The patient groups were alike with each other, except the mean number of intussusception attacks, which proves that the high incidence of food allergy was less likely to be an incidental finding.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 78%
“…The peak age is before two years of age, and males are affected three times more than females [ 1 ]. About 10% of cases have pathologic lead points which are an infection, as upper respiratory tract infection and gastroenteritis; congenital problems, such as Meckel diverticula and polyps; or malignancy, such as non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma [ 2 , 3 ]. Patients generally present with colicky abdominal pain, bilious vomiting, jelly blood stool, and palpable abdominal mass.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%