Intussusception

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Abstract
SINCE Codman1 reported observations on 27 cases of intussusception early in this century, no specific review of consecutive cases has been reported from this hospital. A study of the experience during the fifteen years from 1937 through 1951 reveals 60 cases of this disease. These included 2 cases of recurrent ileocolic intussusception in patients previously treated here, and 5 cases of intussusception observed as an incidental finding at laparotomy performed for another indication. The following review discusses the 53 patients who were treated at this hospital primarily for acute intussusception. The age distribution of patients (Table 1) makes it apparent . . .