ABSTRACT
Objective: To report our experience in the management of pediatric intussusception using Pneumatic reduction regarding the outcome, complications, success and failure rates
Method: A retrospective study was done at Queen Rania Al-Abdullah Hospital for Children in the period from September 2012 to December 2014, total number of cases were forty five, thirty two were males [71.1%] and thirteen were females [28.9%], male to female ratio was 2.5:1, The ages of patients ranged from two months to three years with a mean age of 9 months
Results: Pneumatic reduction under fluoroscopic guidance was done for forty five patients who presented with intussusception for the first time and for four recurrent intussusceptions that had occurred in four patients. In forty cases [88.9%] Pneumatic reduction was successful while unfortunately it failed in five cases [11.1%]. No intestinal perforations occurred using this technique
Conclusion: Pneumatic reduction under fluoroscopic guidance is a safe, simple, cost effective technique with a high success rate; it is a quick procedure, easy to perform with a low radiation exposure
ABSTRACT
Hydatid cysts generally involve the liver and the lungs. Exclusive involvement of muscle is extremely uncommon, especially calf muscles. We report a case of hydatid cyst in gastrocnemius muscle. A 38 year old female presented with painless right calf mass of one year. Radiological tests showed a cystic lesion suggestive of hydatid cyst in the calf with no liver or lung involvement .Surgical excision of two gastrocnemius cysts was done and the patient was started on Albendazole. The patient had an uneventful recovery. Final histopathological report confirmed the diagnosis of hydatid cyst. Hydatid cyst should be included in the differential diagnosis of any soft tissue mass, especially in endemic areas