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* Up to 1/5th patients do not present with the triad of pain, abdominal mass and current jelly stools. They may present with only pain and no other symptoms. | |||
* | * Some patients might just present with lethargy or altered consciousness and no other symptoms that suggest abdominal pathology. This presentation primarily occurs in infants mostly and may be confused with sepsis. | ||
* | * Intussusception should be kept in mind in an infant presenting with lethargy or altered consciousness alone. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
History
Patients with intussusception may have a positive history of:
- Abdominal pain which can either be intermittent, severe, crampy, or progressive
- Vomiting
- Gross or occult - rectal bleeding
- Lethargy which is often episodic
Typical Symptoms
Common symptoms of Intussusception include:
- Pain:- A toddler or infant presenting with crampy abdominal pain with or without rectal bleeding
- Inconsolable crying
- Drawing up of the legs toward the abdomen[1].
- Episode occur with 15-20 min intervals
- Vomiting usually occurs after the first episode. Initially the vomiting is non-bilious but may convert to bilious as the obstruction progresses.
- An abdominal mass (sausage shaped), may be palpated in the right side of abdomen.
- Bloody stool or even occult blood[2].
- Current jelly stools which are a mixture of mucous and blood. (This is seen in minority of patients and is a late finding).
- There can be intermittent pain free intervals in between episodes of pain. This can be confused with an episode of gastroenteritis[3]
The classic triad of pain, sausage-shaped abdominal mass and currant jelly stool are only seen in 15% of initial patient presentation[3][4]
Atypical Symptoms
- Up to 1/5th patients do not present with the triad of pain, abdominal mass and current jelly stools. They may present with only pain and no other symptoms.
- Some patients might just present with lethargy or altered consciousness and no other symptoms that suggest abdominal pathology. This presentation primarily occurs in infants mostly and may be confused with sepsis.
- Intussusception should be kept in mind in an infant presenting with lethargy or altered consciousness alone.
Symptoms
The first sign of intussusception is usually sudden, loud crying caused by abdominal pain. The pain is colicky and not continuous (intermittent), but it comes back often, increasing in both intensity and duration.
An infant with severe abdominal pain may draw the knees to the chest while crying.
Other symptoms include:
- Bloody, mucus-like bowel movement, sometimes called a "currant jelly" stool
- Fever
- Shock (pale color, lethargy, sweating)
- Stool mixed with blood and mucus
- Vomiting
References
- ↑ Mandeville K, Chien M, Willyerd FA, Mandell G, Hostetler MA, Bulloch B (2012). "Intussusception: clinical presentations and imaging characteristics". Pediatr Emerg Care. 28 (9): 842–4. doi:10.1097/PEC.0b013e318267a75e. PMID 22929138.
- ↑ Losek JD, Fiete RL (1991). "Intussusception and the diagnostic value of testing stool for occult blood". Am J Emerg Med. 9 (1): 1–3. PMID 1985640.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 West KW, Stephens B, Vane DW, Grosfeld JL (1987). "Intussusception: current management in infants and children". Surgery. 102 (4): 704–10. PMID 3660243.
- ↑ Yamamoto LG, Morita SY, Boychuk RB, Inaba AS, Rosen LM, Yee LL, Young LL (1997). "Stool appearance in intussusception: assessing the value of the term "currant jelly"". Am J Emerg Med. 15 (3): 293–8. PMID 9148991.