A 51-year-old white woman with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency department (ED) with a 2-day history of progressive nausea, vomiting, watery diarrhea, and subsequent ...

Intussusception occurs when a section of the intestine slides inside a nearby part. This movement causes the intestine to fold around itself, the way the parts of a telescope fit around each other.

PRIMARY neoplasms of the large or small intestine are extremely rare in childhood as compared with those in adult life. Except for true adenomatous polyps, most intestinal tumors encountered in early ...

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 ...

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The illustrative figure (Figure 1A of the article) in the Case Record involving a 10-month-old girl with vomiting and episodes of unresponsiveness (April 19 issue) 1 is incorrect because it depicts an ...

In intussusception, usually a part of the small intestine invaginates (folds into) into another section of intestine. It is like part of a collapsible tubular telescope of a camera that retract into ...