Overview
Diagnosis typically happens alongside emergency medical treatment. Imaging tests that confirm a diagnosis include an ultrasound (in children) and a CT scan (in adults). An ultrasound can identify an intussusception with 100% accuracy. It’s the first test providers use to check for an intussusception in children.
Your child’s provider may also order an air or contrast enema. During this test, your child’s provider inserts air or a liquid solution containing a safe substance called barium into your child’s rectum. The air or liquid creates pressure that helps lengthen the telescoped intestine so that one portion no longer folds inside the other. An X-ray records a video of the process.
In addition to confirming the diagnosis, this procedure usually fixes intussusception in children.
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