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REDUCTION OF INTUSSUSCEPTION WITHOUT FLUOROSCOPY USING SALINE AND ULTRASOUND! No fluoroscopy for intussusception reduction? YES!!! Check out this article out of West China Hospital of Medical Sciences from Sichuan University! They conducted a randomized controlled trial and showed that ultrasound-guided normal saline enemas have a higher reduction rate than air contrast enemas for intussusception. http://ow.ly/gq2O30lxXdT Video edited by Alexander Gibbons at Akron Children's Hospital | Journal o

🍼 INTUSSUSCEPTION: The Jam No One Ordered ⠀ 🚨 Currant jelly stool? Think telescoping intestines. 📍 Most common cause of intestinal obstruction in infants 👶 Crampy, colicky pain with episodes of relief 🎯 “Target sign” on ultrasound = pathognomonic 🛠️ First-line treatment: air or contrast enema ⠀ ⚠️ Don’t delay — bowel ischemia can sneak up fast 🩻 Get the ultrasound, call radiology, and skip the OR (if you’re lucky) ⠀ #drhavicandbrody #pediatrics #pedsrotation #intussusception #medicalstude

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