Intussusception

Case contributed by Naqibullah Foladi
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

An irritable infant with vomiting.

Patient Data

Age: 7 months
Gender: Male
ultrasound

Bowel within bowel appearance is noted measuring 3.3 cm x 2.8 cm. The so-called target sign is appreciated as well as the pseudo-kidney sign. 

Longitudinally the sausage shape is noted.

Few lymph nodes are noted within it.

Case Discussion

The features are consistent with intestinal intussusception.

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