Adding a custom made pressure release valve during air enema for intussusception: A new technique

Adding a custom made pressure release valve during air enema for intussusception: A new technique

Background: Non-surgical reduction remains the first line treatment of choice for intussusception. The major complication of air enema reduction is bowel perforation. The authors developed a custom made pressure release valve to be added to portable insufflation devices, delivering air at pressures...

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Main Authors: Hosni Morsi Ahmed, Osama Ahmed, Refaat Khodary Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:African Journal of Paediatric Surgery
Subjects:
Air enema
intussusception
pneumatic
pressure release
reduction
safety
valve
Online Access:http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2015;volume=12;issue=4;spage=232;epage=235;aulast=Ahmed

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http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2015;volume=12;issue=4;spage=232;epage=235;aulast=Ahmed

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