THE REDUCTION OF INTUSSUSCEPTION BY HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE

[摘要] THE ARTICLE by Robins and Plenk which appears in this issue of Pediatrics is representative of the experience on the operative and non-operative forms of treatment of intussusception in childhood which is being reported by many others. Although the series is too small to draw any valid conclusions, the authors have attempted to show that reduction by barium enema will save about a half of these patients a surgical procedure, and they have called our attention to the advantages and disadvantages of hydrostatic reduction.The treatment is still controversial and there is uncertainty regarding the proper role, if any, of hydrostatic reduction of intussusception. Some of the proponents of the surgical treatment still maintain that operation is the only form of treatment for all cases of ileocolic intussusception, while other authors are equally adamant in the use of hydrostatic pressure as the primary method of reduction.

[学科分类] 儿科学