A report of 6 children with small bowel intussusception that required surgical intervention.

Background/purpose: We aim to justify the need for surgical intervention in our patients with childhood small bowel intussusceptions (SBIs) and review the current concepts in childhood SBI.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical charts of all patients with surgically confirmed SBI between July 1999 and October 2002. Demographic data, clinical presentation and investigations, operative and pathologic findings, and outcome were analyzed.