Intussusception

Case contributed by Vikas Garg
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

A 6 year old girl child presented with acute abdomen after blunt trauma

Patient Data

Age: 6 years old
Gender: Female
ultrasound

On linear high frequency probe, bowel within bowel loop is seen giving doughnut sign appearance.

Case Discussion

A 6 year old girl child presented with abdominal trauma and acute tenderness in right hypochondrium. On ultrasound abdomen with linear high frequency probe a bowel within bowel loop is seen giving doughnut appearance.Patient was diagnosed with Intussusception.

Multiple enlarged lymph nodes were also seen in para aortic region and in mesentery.

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