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- Invagination of a segment of bowel into its adjoining lower segment
- More common in boys
- more common under 1 year
Associations
- haemophilia
- Henoch-Schonlein purpura
- haemangiomas
- GI lymphoma
Clinical Features
- severe colicky abdominal pain
- vomiting
- "redcurrant jelly" stools
- sausage shaped mass on abdominal examination
Treatment
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