Objective: To analyze the association between the clinical presentation, clinical course, management and outcome in intussusception with emphasis on safety of saline hydrostatic reduction.

Methods: This retrospective study included 375 patients of intussusception diagnosed between March 2007 to February 2017. Symptoms at presentation, mode of reduction of intussusception and associated complications were recorded.

Results: 336 (89.6%) patients were aged below 3 years. Classical triad of abdominal pain, vomiting and red stools was present in 111 (29.6%) patients. While 64 (17.1 %) patients had spontaneous resolution, hydrostatic reduction and surgery cured 283 (75.5 %) and 28 (7.4 %) patients, respectively; overall recurrence rate was 13.1%. Among the patients who underwent operative reduction, blood in stools was present in 15 (53.6%) patients.

Conclusions: Hydrostatic reduction of intussusception is effective irrespective of duration of symptoms and number of recurrences.

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