Pediatrics, Intussusception: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

intussusception, prolapsed bowel, intussusception symptoms, intussusception treatment, telescoping of the bowel, prolapse of the bowel, red currant jelly stool, diarrheal illness, Meckel diverticulum, intestinal polyp, intestinal lymphosarcoma, intestinal hematomas

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Author

Lonnie King, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite
Lonnie King, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Pediatrics, and American College of Emergency Physicians
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Garry Wilkes, MBBS, FACEM, Director of Emergency Medicine, Bunbury Hospital, Western Australia; Medical Consultant, St John Ambulance, WA Ambulance Service; Adjunct Associate Professor, Edith Cowan University; Clinical Associate Professor, Rural Clinical School, University of Western Australia
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Grace M Young, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland Medical Center
Grace M Young, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics and American College of Emergency Physicians
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John D Halamka, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Chief Information Officer, CareGroup Healthcare System and Harvard Medical School; Attending Physician, Division of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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Richard G Bachur, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School; Associate Chief and Fellowship Director, Attending Physician, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Boston
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