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Dr Adam Michael answers an important question
If you suspect instussusception in a patient and the pain is now gone, the child should be fine, right? Not exactly....
The diagnosis is missed in about 50% of cases on initial presentation. If untreated it can lead to bowel isachaemia, necrosis and perforation and septic shock.
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