What is intususception?
Intususception is a rare health condition where one part of the small intestine invagrates or returns to another part of the intestine. A common visual example is the way the binoculars slide into each other. Intususception literally means blocking the intestine. The area of the intestine, which is drawn back, is called Intussusceptum and the part that receives it is Intussusciten.
Intussucept is a serious emergency that requires immediate treatment. When Intussusceptum retreats into innsussuscipien, associated nerves and tissue are also pulled. The veins are compressed, causing the area to swell and reduce blood supply. If it is not treated, blocking in the intestine can cause this part of the intestine to develop gangrene and die. It can also burst, which will lead to abdominal infection and shock. Without rapid treatment, the condition can proceed so far that surgical removal of the intestine may be necessary.
The causes of intususception are largely unknown. It occurs most often in young children aged five months and one rto the eye. There are some theories that contribute to its development in children. Although intususception may occur in older children or adults, these are some extremely rare cases. In these cases, tumors or polyps may be a contributor to the development of blockade development.
symptoms can be difficult in young patients who usually affect intususception. The main symptom of Intususceptions is intermittent cramps or abdominal pain. Infants will cry as if in sharp pain, and can attract their knees on the chest at intervals with pain. Yellow and green vomiting that is not associated with food is another sign. If the patient also has currants of jelly or stool mixed with blood and mucus, it may be some parts of the intestine are already dead.
Intususception diagnosis is usually done after observation of the above symptoms. The doctor will then make an importanta positive examination of the abdomen. It can be able to feel real intususception like a sausage -shaped mass in the abdomen. If the physician requires a second confirmation, X -rays are sometimes performed to view obstacles.
If Intususception is diagnosed early enough, it can be treated with an enema. This is only possible if the intestine has not yet tears and the enema still carries the risk that it can ruin the intestine, which has no longer done. If an obstacle cannot be turned to the enema, another option is surgery. Any parts of the intestine that are not viable will be removed. After surgery, the patient will be fed intravenously until the surgical area is healed.