Clin Exp Emerg Med.
2016 Mar;3(1):59-62. 10.15441/ceem.15.014.
Air reduction of intussusception after abdominal blunt trauma and a literature review
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Emergency Medicine, Hallym University Medical Center, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Korea. medysohn@hallym.or.kr
- KMID: 2360977
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.15441/ceem.15.014
Abstract
- The typical presentation of intussusception includes intermittent severe abdominal pain, vomiting, rectal bleeding, and the presence of an abdominal mass. We present a case of intussusception after abdominal blunt trauma along with a literature review. A 4-year-old girl was admitted to the emergency department after a bicycle accident. She complained of progressively worsening abdominal pain, but there was no vomiting, fever, bloody stool, or abdominal mass. She was finally diagnosed with traumatic intussusception by ultrasonography and treated with air reduction. Because the typical symptoms are unusual in traumatic intussusception, close attention must be paid to avoid a delayed diagnosis.
