A 15 year old child presents in the OPD with acute abdominal pain. He also gives history of blood and mucous in the stool. On P/A examination a mass is palpable. The MOST probable diagnosis in this patient is?
Correct Answer: Intussusception
Description: A syndrome of colicky pain, passage of blood per rectum and a palpable mass (intussuscepted segment) is characteristic of intussusception. Ref: CSDT 13/e, Page 629; Bailey & Love 25/e, Page 1191.
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