A 7-kg 8-month-old boy was transferred to our institution after failed enema reduction of intussusception elsewhere. During the redo intervention using a 6-fold-diluted solution of Gastrografin with water as contrast medium, the bowel was perforated. Urgent surgical repair was planned and preoperative examination revealed serum sodium of 137 mEq x l(-1).
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