AI Article Synopsis
- A boy experienced 9 episodes of intussusception, but no noticeable physical cause was found at the leadpoint during examination.
- A contrast study showed a unique mucosal pattern, especially in the last part of the small intestine and the beginning of the large intestine.
- Unlike typical cases of intussusception that have identifiable causes, the recurrences in this boy were likely due to lymphoid hyperplasia, and he did not have any more episodes after treatment with oral prednisolone.
Article Abstract
We describe the case of a boy who had 9 recurrences of intussusception, for which no pathological lesion at the leadpoint was identified. A contrast follow-through study revealed a follicular/nodular mucosal pattern, particularly prominent in the terminal ileum and caecum. Patients with multiple recurrences usually have an identifiable lesion at the leadpoint, but sometimes recurrences may be due to lymphoid hyperplasia, as presumed in our case. No further recurrences occurred after a two month tapering course of oral prednisolone.
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