Intussusception Cases Among Children Admitted to Referral Hospitals in Kenya, 2002-2013: Implications for Monitoring Postlicensure Safety of Rotavirus Vaccines in Africa.

To describe the epidemiology of intussusception before introduction of the rotavirus vaccine, we reviewed the records of 280 patients younger than 5 years who were hospitalized in Kenya between 2002 and 2013. The patients who died (18 [6.4%]) had sought care later after symptom onset than the patients who survived (median, 5 vs 3 days, respectively; P = .

Surgical manifestations of gastrointestinal cytomegalovirus infection in children: Clinical audit and literature review.

Introduction: Gastrointestinal sequelae of cytomegalovirus are rare, usually associated with significant immune compromise, and carry a high morbidity and mortality. Gastrointestinal disease frequently requires surgical intervention for diagnosis and management.

Aim: The aim of the study is to evaluate the incidence, presentation and management of gastrointestinal cytomegalovirus disease in a pediatric population.

Conservative management of a high output enterocutaneous fistula in abdominal tuberculosis.

A 25-year-old lady with a high-output, tuberculous, entero-cutaneous fistula was managed successfully by conservative means in a teaching hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.