Intussusception in childhood; experiences from 610 cases.

INTUSSUSCEPTION is a form of intestinal obstruction that demands immediate recognition and treatment if mortality rates are to be kept at a minimum. The condition is particularly common in the first few years of life, and it must be constantly in the minds of pediatricians and the general practitioners who deal with babies and young children. Much has been written concerning the recognition and the forms of therapy for this type of mechanical obstruction. The extensive material that we have been privileged to handle prompts us to call attention again to the salient features in diagnosis of the condition and . . .