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Intussusception is an emergency requiring rapid treatment. [1] Treatment in children is typically by an enema with surgery used if this is not successful. [1] Dexamethasone may decrease the risk of another episode. [2] In adults, surgical removal of part of the bowel is more often required. [1] Intussusception occurs more commonly in children ...
Internal rectal intussusception (rectal intussusception, internal intussusception, internal rectal prolapse, occult rectal prolapse, internal rectal procidentia and rectal invagination) is a medical condition defined as a funnel shaped infolding of the rectal wall that can occur during defecation.
Ravitch served as president of the American Surgical Association in 1983–1984. [2] During the course of his career he published 453 papers, 101 book chapters and 22 books, and was the editor of 20 medical journals. [3]
A CT scan revealed intussusception, a rare disorder in which part of the large intestine telescopes into itself, cutting off blood flow. During emergency surgery, doctors discovered a benign tumor ...
Intussusception may refer to: Intussusception (medical disorder) Intussusception (blood vessel growth) Rectal prolapse#Internal rectal intussusception
By intussusception a new blood vessel is created by splitting of an existing blood vessel in two. [1] [2] [3] Intussusception occurs in normal development as well as in pathologic conditions involving wound healing, [4] tissue regeneration, inflammation as colitis [5] [6] or myocarditis, [7] lung fibrosis, [8] and tumors [9] [10] amongst others.
Dance's sign is an eponymous medical sign first described by the French pathologist Jean Baptiste Hippolyte Dance, requiring investigation of the right lower quadrant of the abdomen for retraction of the right iliac fossa, which can indicate an intussusception. [1]
Vice President Harris released her medical history on Saturday, which said she is in “excellent health” and has the physical and mental resiliency required to be president, if elected in November.