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When the condition is not immediately life-threatening, the intussusception is usually treated with either a barium [[enema]] or an air-contrast enema, which both confirms the diagnosis of intussusception, and in most cases successfully reduces it. The success rate is over 80%. However approximately 10% of these recur within 24 hours. | When the condition is not immediately life-threatening, the intussusception is usually treated with either a barium [[enema]] or an air-contrast enema, which both confirms the diagnosis of intussusception, and in most cases successfully reduces it. The success rate is over 80%. However approximately 10% of these recur within 24 hours. | ||
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Overview
Medical Therapy
When the condition is not immediately life-threatening, the intussusception is usually treated with either a barium enema or an air-contrast enema, which both confirms the diagnosis of intussusception, and in most cases successfully reduces it. The success rate is over 80%. However approximately 10% of these recur within 24 hours.