Intussusception

Case contributed by Hani Makky Al Salam
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Admitted as a case of gastroenteritis, recently develops excessive crying with bleeding per rectum.

Patient Data

Age: 6 months
Gender: Male
x-ray

Paucity of the bowel gas at the right iliac fossa

Emergency ultrasound

Pseudokidney sign.

Claw sign/ filling defect seen at the mid transverse colon representing the intussceptum with progressive reduction as we go through the study

Case Discussion

intussusception.

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