FAMILIAL INTUSSUSCEPTION - REPORT OF A CASE WITH RECURRENCE IN THE YOUNGEST SIBLING AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Authors
SEROUR F KLIN B FRIED K EFRATI Y VINOGRAD I
Citation
F. Serour et al., FAMILIAL INTUSSUSCEPTION - REPORT OF A CASE WITH RECURRENCE IN THE YOUNGEST SIBLING AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, European journal of pediatric surgery, 3(5), 1993, pp. 299-301
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,Pediatrics
Journal title
European journal of pediatric surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
09397248
Volume
3
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
299 - 301
Database
ISI
SICI code
0939-7248(1993)3:5<299:FI-ROA>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The etiology of idiopathic intussusception is unknown. Occurrence of i ntussusception in more than one Patient in a same family is rare. A fa milial predisposition is suspected. We present a family in which the t wo children suffered from intussusception with recurrence in the young est sibling and review the literature.