Childhood intussusception: The implications of delayed presentation

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-18

  Ekenze, S ^a   Mgbor, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Challenges; childhood; delayed presentation; intussusception; outcome

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COLON DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILEUM DISEASE; INFANT; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MALE; NIGERIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONIC DISEASES; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; ILEAL DISEASES; INFANT; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MALE; NIGERIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955119460     PISSN: 01896725     EISSN: 09745998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0189-6725.78662     Document Type: Article

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