Abstract
Intussusception is defined as the invagination of a segment of intestine into the lumen of another segment of intestine causing a bowel obstruction; often referred to as “telesco**” of the bowel. It usually occurs at the ileocolic junction.
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Agnoni, A.A. (2014). Intussusception. In: Coppola, C., Kennedy, Jr., A., Scorpio, R. (eds) Pediatric Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04340-1_37
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