Table 2 Demographic features, clinical presentation, and procedure information of patients with failed non-operative reduction/perforation
From: Reduction of intussusception under general anesthesia by hydrostatic technique: the RIGHT technique
Patient A | Patient B | Patient C | Patient D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Reason for surgical intervention | Failed reduction | Failed reduction | Failed reduction | Bowel perforation |
Intraoperative finding | Appendicocecal intussusception | Meckel’s diverticulum | Hodgkin’s lymphoma | Colonic perforation and necrotic intussusceptum |
Age (months) | 42 | 18 | 60 | 6 |
Duration of symptoms (hours) | 48 | 38 | 36 | 72 |
Clinical presentation | Pain Vomiting | Pain Vomiting Rectal bleeding | Pain Vomiting | Pain Vomiting Rectal bleeding |
Volume of fluid used | 2000 ml | 2000 ml | 2000 ml | 1000 ml |
Surgical management | Manual reduction and appendectomy | Resection of Meckel’s and end-to-end anastomosis | Resection of ileal segment and end-to-end anastomosis | Resection of devitalized intussuscepted gut, end-to-end anastomosis, and primary repair of colonic perforation |
Post-surgical complications | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |