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Intussusception: past, present and future

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Intussusception is a common etiology of acute abdominal pain in children. Over the last 70 years, there have been significant changes in how we diagnose and treat intussusception, with a more recent focus on the role of ultrasound. In this article we discuss historical and current approaches to intussusception, with an emphasis on ultrasound as a diagnostic and therapeutic modality.

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    Emily A. Edwards, Jesse Courtier, Matthew A. Zapala, John D. MacKenzie & Andrew S. Phelps

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Dr. J. D. MacKenzie receives research grant support from GE Healthcare. Drs. Edwards, Pigg, Courtier, Zapala and Phelps declare no financial interests. The authors have no investigational or off-label uses to disclose.

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Edwards, E.A., Pigg, N., Courtier, J. et al. Intussusception: past, present and future. Pediatr Radiol 47, 1101–1108 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-017-3878-x

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