Superimposition of a Retrograde Upon a Direct Intussusception

Abstract

Nov. 22, 19I9] INTT STJSCFPTLONN ''v. iggI EDICAL JOURNALOn account of the prolonged stay. in ho.lspital and the enforced recumbency, a stern but kind discipline has..to be maintained to ensure the lhapp'iness of the children, and in this the three and a' balf hours per day school tuition wlichl is given lias. been of great help. In giving exercise to their minds and an occupation to their lhands it proves a powerful aid to cure.The details anid technique of the local treatment are beyond the scope of this paper. It is carried out on conservative lines, and its aims are the preservation and restorationi of the diseased. parts. All gases of tuberculosis otlher than, pulmonary are admitted, the. majority tle 'disability may be overwome. In cases wlher the deformities are severe corrective operations are performed. It must be recorded that the type of case admitted has improved during the five years that the lhospital has been opened, and that cases with marked deformity and longstanding sinus formation are not so common as formerly.

Intussusception: Lab Report and Review of Literature

“…Instead of passing onwards, it passes backwards into the proximal bowel. Some authorities suggest that retrograde intussusceptions are formed by the meeting of two intussusceptions, one being direct and another retrograde, the direct passing for a short distance into retrograde [12,13].…”