Reducción hidrostática como método terapéutico de la invaginación intestinal en el niño: experiencia en 43 pacientes / Hydrostatic reduction as a therapeutic method of intestinal intussusception in children: experience in 43 patients

RESUMO

Hydrostatic reduction was attempted in 43 children with intestinal intussusception: 20 male, aged 2 to 48 months, that consulted at the Clinical Hospital of the Catholic University in Santiago. Hydrostatic reduction was successful in 33 children (77 percent) that were discharged from the hospital 24 to 96 hours after the procedure. A partial reduction was achieved in 10 patients (23 percent) who required surgery and were discharged from the hospital 5 to 8 days after the procedure. Our results are similar to those reported abroad and allow the recommendation of hydrostatic reduction as the treatment of choice for intestinal intussusception