A rare case of intusscusception in a 6-month-old baby

A rare case of intusscusception in a 6-month-old baby

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This case report discusses the clinical presentation, imaging findings, and successful management of 2nd recon battalion patch a rare case of intussusception in a 6-month-old female infant referred to a regional hospital in Ghana.The patient presented with vomiting, lethargy, fever, and currant jelly stool.Differential diagnoses considered included Merkel diverticulum, volvulus, lymphadenopathy, and hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.Ultrasound imaging revealed a concentric lesion with characteristic signs of intussusception.Ileo-caeco coli visual comfort primitive swing arm intussusception was confirmed as the diagnosis.

Surgical management was used for this patient.The postsurgery phase was without any complications.The patient recovered well and was discharged with a switch to oral medications.Infant intussusception is still a disease with a low morbidity rate.