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Double intussusception in an infant
Gürsu Kiyan1, Halil Tugtepe, Serdar H Iskit
1Department of Pediatric Surgery, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
|October 31, 2002
Insights
Double intussusception (DI) is a rare infant surgical condition. This report details the third childhood case of idiopathic DI, highlighting its extreme rarity in medical literature.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Surgery
- Gastrointestinal Pathology
Background:
- Intussusception is a frequent surgical emergency in infants.
- Double intussusception (DI) represents an exceptionally uncommon variant of this condition.
Observation:
- The case involves an 8-month-old female infant presenting with double intussusception.
- The etiology of the DI in this patient was idiopathic, meaning no underlying cause was identified.
Findings:
- This case represents the third documented instance of idiopathic double intussusception in a child within the English-language medical literature.
- The rarity of this specific condition is emphasized by its infrequent reporting.
Implications:
- This case contributes to the scarce body of knowledge on idiopathic double intussusception in pediatric populations.
- Further research may be warranted to understand the pathogenesis and optimal management of such rare cases.
Abstract:
Intussusception is a common surgical disorder in infancy. Double intussusception (DI), however, is an extremely rare form of this pathology. The authors report a case of idiopathic DI in an 8-month-old girl, which is the third case of idiopathic DI in childhood in the English-language literature.