Familial idiopathic intussusception: A report of two families

Authors
Kurzbart, E Cohen, Z Yerushalmi, B Yulevich, A Newman-Heiman, N Mares, AJ
Citation
E. Kurzbart et al., Familial idiopathic intussusception: A report of two families, J PED SURG, 34(3), 1999, pp. 493-494
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY
ISSN journal
00223468 → ACNP
Volume
34
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
493 - 494
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3468(199903)34:3<493:FIIARO>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
The authors report on two families with 5 out of 10 and two of two siblings who presented with idiopathic ileocolic intussusception. This may suggest hereditary predisposition as an etiologic factor.