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Intussuscepção

Última revisión: 20 Aug 2025
Última actualización: 07 Apr 2022

Resumen

Definição

História e exame físico

Principais fatores diagnósticos

  • presença de fatores de risco
  • sexo masculino
  • idade de 6 a 12 meses
  • cólica abdominal
  • vômitos
  • letargia/irritabilidade entre ondas de dor
  • sangramento retal/fezes com aspecto de geleia de morango
  • choque hipovolêmico
Detalhes completos

Outros fatores diagnósticos

  • palidez
  • massa abdominal palpável
  • baixa aceitação alimentar
  • distensão abdominal
Detalhes completos

Fatores de risco

  • sexo masculino
  • idade de 6 a 12 meses
  • doença viral prévia
  • variação sazonal
  • vacina de primeira geração contra rotavírus
Detalhes completos

Diagnostic investigations

1st investigations to order

  • ultrassonografia
  • radiografia abdominal simples
  • enema diagnóstico
Full details

Investigations to consider

  • tomografia computadorizada (TC) abdominal
Full details

Treatment algorithm

ACUTE

clinicamente estável sem contraindicações para a redução por enema com contraste

com contraindicações à redução por enema com contraste e/ou clinicamente instáveis (por exemplo, choque, suspeita de perfuração, peritonite, evidência de necrose da parede intestinal)

ONGOING

recidiva

Contributors

Authors

Jonathan Sutcliffe, MD

Consultant Paediatric Surgeon

Leeds General Infirmary

Leeds

UK

Disclosures

JRS declares that he has no competing interests.

Acknowledgements

Dr Jonathan Sutcliffe would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr David Hackam, Dr Steven C. Gribar, and Dr Rahul J. Anand, the previous contributors to this topic. DH, SCG, and RJA declare that they have no competing interests.

Peer reviewers

Oliver Soldes, MD

Staff Surgeon

Department of Pediatric Surgery

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland

OH

Disclosures

OS declares that he has no competing interests.

Lewis Spitz, MBChB, PhD, FRCS, MD, FRCPCH, FAAP, FACS

Emeritus Nuffield Professor of Paediatric Surgery

Institute of Child Health

University College

London and Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust

London

UK

Disclosures

LS declares that he has no competing interests.

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Key articles

American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria: Vomiting in Infants. 2020 [internet publication].Full text

Navarro O, Dugougeat F, Kornecki A, et al. The impact of imaging in the management of intussusception owing to pathologic lead points in children. A review of 43 cases. Pediatr Radiol. 2000 Sep;30(9):594-603. Abstract

American College of Radiology. ACR-SPR practice parameter for the performance of pediatric fluoroscopic contrast enema examinations. 2021 [internet publication].Full text

Daneman A, Navarro O. Intussusception. Part 2: an update on the evolution of management. Pediatr Radiol. 2004 Feb;34(2):97-108. Abstract

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