| Literature DB >> 24795858 |
Fazal N Wahid1, Alpin D Malkan1, M Beth McCarville2, Andrew M Davidoff1.
Abstract
An 11.5-month-old male, diagnosed with bilateral Wilms tumor at 10 months of age, received 6 weeks of chemotherapy and subsequently underwent bilateral partial nephrectomies. On postoperative day 5, he had crampy abdominal pain and bilious vomiting. Abdominal ultrasound confirmed the presence of an intussusception in the right lower quadrant. Laparotomy demonstrated two separate areas of small intestinal intussusception located at jejuno-jejunal and ileo-ileal locations. The patient was successfully treated with manual reduction. A high index of suspicion is necessary to diagnose and treat patients with two different points of intussusception.Entities:
Keywords: bilateral partial nephrectomies; laparotomy; postoperative intussusception
Year: 2014 PMID: 24795858 PMCID: PMC4005927 DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2013.12.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr Surg Case Rep ISSN: 2213-5766