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Ischemic stricture and perforation. An unusual complication after successful barium reduction of an intussusception
J F Valente1, W D Rappaport, C P Crowe
1Department of Surgery, University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson.
Archives of Surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
|October 11, 1992
Abstract:
Intussusception is a common cause of intestinal obstruction in infants. Use of a barium enema affords both diagnostic confirmation and a chance for nonsurgical reduction of the intussusception. While failed hydrostatic reduction is an indication for surgical intervention, delayed complications of hydrostatic reduction have not been described. We present a case of ischemic stricture and perforation developing after the successful reduction of an intussusception.