Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Intussusception in preterm infants

K J Price1, N R Roberton, R G Pearse

  • 1Jessop Hospital for Women, Sheffield.

Archives of Disease in Childhood
|January 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Effectiveness of the Kids in Control of Food (KICk-OFF) structured education course for 11-16 year olds with Type 1 diabetes.

Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association·2015
Same author

Low-, medium- and high-dose steroids with or without aminocaproic acid in adult hematopoietic SCT patients with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage.

Bone marrow transplantation·2014
Same author

Prognostic indicators of mortality of mechanically ventilated patients with acute leukemia in a comprehensive cancer center.

Minerva anestesiologica·2012
Same author

Experience with use of CPAP in respiratory distress in the newborn.

Archives of disease in childhood·2010
Same author

Tension pneumoperitoneum: bedside management and safe transfer.

Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)·2009
Same author

Effects of isoflurane, pentobarbital, and urethane on apoptosis and apoptotic signal transduction in rat kidney.

Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica·2006
Same journal

Protecting adolescent confidentiality in the digital age: a global call for adolescent-informed electronic health records.

Archives of disease in childhood·2026
Same journal

Diagnostic accuracy study assessing the ability of paediatric asthma scores to predict admission following initial emergency department bronchodilator therapy: a Clinical Asthma Scoring systems in Paediatric Emergency (CASPER) study.

Archives of disease in childhood·2026
Same journal

Artificial intelligence for child health: current capabilities and the next frontier.

Archives of disease in childhood·2026
Same journal

Troubled origins and lasting impact of the first insulin injection.

Archives of disease in childhood·2026
Same journal

Paediatric readiness assessment tools in emergency care: a scoping review.

Archives of disease in childhood·2026
Same journal

Building a paediatric workforce to deliver the NHS prevention agenda: time for paediatric public health medicine?

Archives of disease in childhood·2026
See all related articles

Intussusception in preterm infants can mimic necrotising enterocolitis. Early consideration of intussusception is crucial for timely diagnosis and treatment in neonates with these symptoms.

Area of Science:

  • Neonatal surgery
  • Pediatric gastroenterology

Background:

  • Intussusception is a surgical emergency where one part of the intestine slides into another.
  • Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious gastrointestinal condition affecting premature infants.

Observation:

  • Two preterm infants (26 and 30 weeks gestation) presented with abdominal distension, feeding intolerance, and rectal bleeding.
  • Initial diagnosis was necrotising enterocolitis, leading to delayed diagnosis of intussusception.

Findings:

  • Presenting signs and symptoms of neonatal intussusception can overlap significantly with those of necrotising enterocolitis.
  • Medical management for suspected NEC can delay the diagnosis of intussusception.

Implications:

  • Clinicians should consider intussusception in the differential diagnosis of preterm infants presenting with symptoms suggestive of necrotising enterocolitis.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Prompt recognition and diagnosis of intussusception are vital to prevent complications in preterm neonates.