Intussuscepção em crianças: avaliação por métodos de imagem e abordagem terapêutica

• Autor(a) principal: Cunha, Fábio Motta Da [UNIFESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2005
• Outros Autores: Figueirêdo, Sizenildo Da Silva [UNIFESP], Nóbrega, Bruno Barcelos Da [UNIFESP], Oliveira, Galba Leite, Monteiro, Soraya Silveira [UNIFESP], Lederman, Henrique Manoel [UNIFESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-39842005000300010; http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/2535
• topic: Intussusception; Children; Pediatrics; Imaging; Intussuscepção; Crianças; Pediatria; Imagem

Intussusception is a medical emergency that occur with higher frequency in children under 2 years of age. Diagnosis can be difficult as the classical triad of abdominal pain, jelly stools and palpable abdominal mass is seen in less than 50% of the patients. However, the diagnosis of intussusception can be established with variable degree of accuracy using plain abdominal x-ray films, ultrasound, computed tomography or barium (or air/saline) enema. Some of these imaging methods are also useful during treatment of this condition. The authors present a review of the literature and a pictorial essay of the imaging findings in patients with intussusception. In addition, a discussion on the current and controversial issues related to the treatment of intussusception is presented.