Childhood intussusception: a literature review

J Jiang, B Jiang, U Parashar, T Nguyen, J Bines… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Postlicensure data has identified a causal link between rotavirus vaccines and
intussusception in some settings. As rotavirus vaccines are introduced globally, monitoring …

Intussusception

M Waseem, HK Rosenberg - Pediatric emergency care, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Intussusception is the most common cause of intestinal obstruction in children between 3
months and 6 years. Intussusception occurs when a more proximal portion of bowel …

Safety and efficacy of an attenuated vaccine against severe rotavirus gastroenteritis

GM Ruiz-Palacios, I Pérez-Schael… - … England Journal of …, 2006 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The safety and efficacy of an attenuated G1P [8] human rotavirus (HRV) vaccine
were tested in a randomized, double-blind, phase 3 trial. Methods We studied 63,225 …

Current success in the treatment of intussusception in children

AD Kaiser, KE Applegate, AP Ladd - Surgery, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Intussusception remains a common cause of bowel obstruction in young
children and results in significant morbidity and mortality if not promptly treated. The goal of …

Risk factors for intussusception in infants in Vietnam and Australia: adenovirus implicated, but not rotavirus

JE Bines, NT Liem, FA Justice, TN Son… - The Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate risk factors for the development of
intussusception in infants in a developing country with a suspected high incidence and in a …

Intussusception in early childhood: a cohort study of 1.7 million children

T Kølsen Fischer, K Bihrmann, M Perch, A Koch… - …, 2004 - publications.aap.org
Objective. To describe incidence and temporal trends of intussusceptions in Danish children
during 1980 to 2001. Methods. A population-based cohort study was conducted of 1.67 …

Removing the age restrictions for rotavirus vaccination: a benefit-risk modeling analysis

MM Patel, AD Clark, CFB Sanderson, J Tate… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background To minimize potential risk of intussusception, the World Health Organization
(WHO) recommended in 2009 that rotavirus immunization should be initiated by age 15 …

Childhood intussusceptions at a tertiary care hospital in northwestern Tanzania: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in resource-limited setting

PL Chalya, NM Kayange, AB Chandika - Italian journal of pediatrics, 2014 - Springer
Background Intussusception remains a common cause of bowel obstruction in children and
results in significant morbidity and mortality if not promptly treated. There is a paucity of …

[PDF][PDF] Childhood intussusception: 17-year experience at a tertiary referral centre in Hong Kong

CWY Wong, IHY Chan, PHY Chung, LCL Lan… - Hong Kong Medical …, 2015 - hub.hku.hk
Objectives: To review all paediatric patients with intussusception over the last 17 years.
Design: Retrospective case series. Setting: A tertiary centre in Hong Kong. Patients …

[HTML][HTML] Association of viral isolates from stool samples with intussusception in children

S Okimoto, S Hyodo, M Yamamoto, K Nakamura… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Intussusception is the most common cause of intestinal obstruction in
young children. The pathogenesis of intussusception is still not well understood. In this study …