“…We feel, like others, that ultrasonography is a reliable, quick and noninvasive method to confirm or exclude intussusception, and should be the first line of investigation, especially in those with atypical clinical presentation. 14,15 Intussusception in the majority of children between the fifth and ninth month of life is said to be idiopathic, i.e., unrelated to any pre-existing anatomical abnormality. 1 This type of intussusception accounts for 90%-95% of the total number of childhood intussusceptions, and although some of these patients have an anatomical lead point, the majority have idiopathic intussusception.…”