Viral infections trigger more cases of intussusception, the common cause of bowel blockages in young children, than previously thought, according to a new study. Viral infections trigger more cases of ...

Intussusception is a common cause of blockage in the intestine in young children. It is rarer in adults and is usually due to an underlying condition. The condition can cause pain and severe ...

The risk of intussusception within 1 to 7 days and 8 to 21 days after rotavirus vaccination was assessed in infants age 28 to 245 days. The risk for intussusception after monovalent human rotavirus ...

Although current rotavirus vaccines were not associated with an increased risk of intussusception in large trials before licensure, recent postlicensure data from international settings suggest the ...

June 17, 2011 — The monovalent rotavirus vaccine (RV1; Rotarix, GlaxoSmithKline) carries a short-term risk for bowel intussusception in roughly 1 of every 51,000 to 68,000 vaccinated infants, a new ...

October 19, 2011 (Boston, Massachusetts) — Ultrasound is superior to 2-view abdominal radiography to rule out or confirm a diagnosis of ileo-intussusception in children, according to new research ...

Viral infections trigger more cases of intussusception, the common cause of bowel blockages in young children, than previously thought, according to a new study. The research, led by Murdoch ...

INTUSSUSCEPTION may closely simulate Henoch's purpura with bleeding into the intestine; accurate diagnosis is of great importance, for the treatment of the first condition is surgical or by barium ...

African Journal of Reproductive Health / La Revue Africaine de la Santé Reproductive, Vol. 14, No. 1 (March 2010), pp. 145-148 (4 pages) Intussusception in pregnancy is rare and making a preoperative ...

The recent classification as threatened status of the northern koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) by the Australian Government highlights the importance of the conservation and health management of this ...