"Intussusception" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A form of intestinal obstruction caused by the PROLAPSE of a part of the intestine into the adjoining intestinal lumen. There are four types: colic, involving segments of the LARGE INTESTINE; enteric, involving only the SMALL INTESTINE; ileocecal, in which the ILEOCECAL VALVE prolapses into the CECUM, drawing the ILEUM along with it; and ileocolic, in which the ileum prolapses through the ileocecal valve into the COLON.
| Descriptor ID |
D007443
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.469.531.577
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| Concept/Terms |
Intussusception- Intussusception
- Intussusceptions
- Invagination, Intestinal
- Intestinal Invagination
- Intestinal Invaginations
- Invaginations, Intestinal
- Intususception
- Intususceptions
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Intussusception" by people in Profiles.
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Management of intussusception in children: A systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Mar; 56(3):587-596.
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Discussion of: "Hospital admission unnecessary for successful uncomplicated radiographic reduction of pediatric intussusception". Am J Surg. 2017 12; 214(6):1208-1209.
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Hospital admission unnecessary for successful uncomplicated radiographic reduction of pediatric intussusception. Am J Surg. 2017 Dec; 214(6):1203-1207.
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The curious case of ileocolic intussusception. J Paediatr Child Health. 2014 Jul; 50(7):573-4.
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Fluoroscopy screen time during contrast enema for the evaluation and treatment of intussusception. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2014 May; 30(5):327-30.
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Medical records-based postmarketing safety evaluation of rare events with uncertain status. J Biopharm Stat. 2013; 23(1):201-12.
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Intussusception and colonic ischemia in portal hypertension: a case report. Hawaii Med J. 2010 Feb; 69(2):39-41.
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Retrograde gastric intussusception after myotomy for achalasia. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Mar; 81(3):1134-6.
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Contrast enema in children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura. J Pediatr Surg. 2005 Aug; 40(8):1221-3.
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Laparoscopic vs open surgical approach for intussusception requiring operative intervention. J Pediatr Surg. 2005 Jan; 40(1):281-4.