A 10-month-old boy has recently been weaned and placed on solid food. He develops colicky abdominal pain with vomiting. Examination of the abdomen shows emptiness in the right iliac fossa and a mass in the epigastrium. Intussusception is suspected. Following adequate hydration, this condition should be treated by which of the following?
A 10-month-old boy has recently been weaned and placed on solid food. He develops colicky abdominal pain with vomiting. Examination of the abdomen shows emptiness in the right iliac fossa and a mass in the epigastrium. Intussusception is suspected. Following adequate hydration, this condition should be treated by which of the following?
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A 10-month-old boy has recently been weaned and placed on solid food. He develops colicky abdominal pain with vomiting. Examination of the abdomen shows emptiness in the right iliac fossa and a mass in the epigastrium. Intussusception is suspected. Following adequate hydration, this condition should be treated by which of the following?
β Correct Answer: D. Radiologic reduction by barium with measured pressure control of column of barium
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