Evangelos Blevrakis, Maria Stefanaki, Georgios Ntoulios, Panagiota Kafaraki, Galateia Datseri, Panagiota Elpida Kalemou, Aikaterini Rasouli, Georgios Blevrakis, Xenophon Sinopidis
BACKGROUND Intussusception is a frequent abdominal emergency in infancy, requiring immediate diagnosis and therapeutic intervention. In approximately 90% of cases, intussusception seems to be idiopathic. There has been a reported association of intussusception with lymphoid hyperplasia of Peyer patches in the terminal ileum, possibly acting as the triggering factor. Clinical presentation varies substantially, while the etiology seems idiopathic in most reported cases. CASE REPORT This case describes a previously healthy 2-month-old girl who presented with an episode of non-bilious vomiting and deterioration during the 12 hours preceding the visit...
November 6, 2023: American Journal of Case Reports