Ahmed A. Noreldin*; MD, Rama A. Ali*; MD, Ahmed M. Kenawy*; MD, LobnaY.Ghanem**; MD, Abeya A. Lotfy** ;MD, Ahmed S. Ismail***; Msc.
Tamer A Wafa, PhD, MRCS, Abdelrahman Elshafey, PhD, Mostafa El-Ayoty, PhD, Mohamed Elzohiri, PhD
Tamer A Wafa, PhD, MRCS, Abdelrahman Elshafey, PhD, Sherif Abdelmaksoud, PhD, Hesham Sheir, PhD, MRCS, Mohamed El-Ghazaly, PhD
Shaban .M. Abdelmageed and Shawki Sharouda
1Adel A. Sied, 2Mohammed A. Rizk, 2Sherif M. Abdel Aziz
Reda Saad Mohamed Ezz, Mohamed Abd El Monem Rizk, Medhat Mohamed Helmy Khalil, Ahmed Heshmat Soliman Ahmed
Tamer M. Nabil1 M.D, Ahmed H. Khalil2 M.D, MRCS, Mohamed M. Elbarbary3 M.D
Mohamed Abd El-Monem Abd El-Salam Rizk, MD, Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Ismail, MD, Ramez Mounir Wahba , MD
Mohamed Abd El-Monem Abd El-Salam Rizk1, MD, Mohamed Ismail mohamed Ismail1, Ramez Mounir Wahba1,Waleed Anwar Abd El-Mohsen2
Ahmed Sobhy Abbass Ahmed Elsobky
1Yasser M. Salama M.Sc. MRCS, 2Mostafa S. Mahmoud MD
Tarek Ahmed Abd El- Azim, Mostafa Soliman Mahmoud, Mohamed Ismail Mohamed,Ahmad Refaat ELGendi*
Ahmed Serag Emara, Gad Mohamed Behairy, Amr H Afifi
Ultrasound Guided Saline Enema Reduction of Intussusception: Retrospective Analysis, Single Center Experience
Background: Intussusception is one of most common surgical emergencies in infants and children. Nonsurgical reduction in the currently the standard primary modality for treatment. Air and barium enema
reduction are effective but exposure to ionizing radiation is a major drawback. There is a debate among
centers so as to which type of reduction is better. Ultrasound guided reduction with saline enema offers a
radiation free alternative with a reported comparable success rate. The aim of this study is to evaluate the
success rate and complications of this technique. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort of 632
intussusception patients in Mansoura University Children’s Hospital. All patients were managed by
hydrostatic reduction under sonographic guidance with sedation. Patients who had sings of peritonitis,
marked abdominal distension, high fever or lethargy were referred to surgical intervention and thus
excluded from the study. Failure of the technique was equivalent to the need for surgery. Patients’ data was
collected and analyzed. Indices for success were also calculated for a standardized success rate. Results:
The success rate was 80.7% whether after one or more trails. Perforation rate was 3.5%. recurrence rate
was 4.1%. Patients who went primarily for surgery was 19.2% hence were excluded from the results. Crude
reduction rate was 68%. The selective reduction rate was 80.7%. The Corrected selective reduction rate
was higher (88.5%). The composite reduction rate was 79.8%. Conclusion: Saline enema reduction offers
an effective and safe alternative to other types of reduction. The technique has the advantage of avoiding
exposure to radiation. Complications are of low rate and easily manageable.