7.8.3
Intussusception
Malawi Standard Treatment Guidelines, 6th Edition, 2023. Chapter 7, Gastrointestinal Conditions.
Clinical Description
It is a process in which a segment of intestine invaginates into the adjoining intestinal lumen causing bowel obstruction.
Signs and Symptoms
- Vomiting (can be primarily non bilious and progress to bilious as the obstruction occurs)
- Abdominal pain
- Passage of blood and mucus PR (currant jelly stools)
- Lethargy
- Palpable abdominal mass
Investigations
- FBC
- AXR
- Abdominal USS.
Refer to the nearest tertiary hospital after resuscitation
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