Abstract
The aim of this study was to show that intussusception in children is reducible using air in most cases. Formerly, barium enemas were used to treat pediatric intussusception. The authors are using air enema and consider this reduction technique to be the method of choice in the treatment of intussusception. Whereas reduction of intussusception by means of barium enema was possible in 110 (84.6%) of 130 children, it could be achieved in 100% of 21 children using air reduction. If this method is applied correctly, it is almost always possible to correct intussusception conservatively using the air reduction method.—Thomas A. Angerpointner The aim of this study was to show that intussusception in children is reducible using air in most cases. Formerly, barium enemas were used to treat pediatric intussusception. The authors are using air enema and consider this reduction technique to be the method of choice in the treatment of intussusception. Whereas reduction of intussusception by means of barium enema was possible in 110 (84.6%) of 130 children, it could be achieved in 100% of 21 children using air reduction. If this method is applied correctly, it is almost always possible to correct intussusception conservatively using the air reduction method.—Thomas A. Angerpointner
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