"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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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Intussusception" by people in Profiles.
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Diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasonography for intussusception in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Aug; 58:255-264.
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Current Applications of Pediatric Abdominal Point-of-Care Ultrasound. Pediatr Ann. 2021 Oct; 50(10):e419-e423.
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Intussusception after Rotavirus Vaccine Introduction in India. N Engl J Med. 2020 11 12; 383(20):1932-1940.
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Intussusception in Children Presenting to the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. West J Emerg Med. 2020 Jul 02; 21(4):1008-1016.
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Intussusception caused by heterotopic pancreatic tissue in a child. Fetal Pediatr Pathol. 2011; 30(2):106-10.
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Appendiceal mass in an adolescent with cystic fibrosis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009 Oct; 7(10):A24.
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Isolated colonic neurofibroma manifested by massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding and intussusception. South Med J. 1997 Sep; 90(9):952-4.