True statement about treatment of intussusceptions: (A) Air enema, (B) Saline enema, (C) Ba enema, (D) Hydostatic reduction
Answer is A. In the infant with ileocolic intussusception, after resuscitation with intravenous fluids, broad-spectrum antibiotics and nasogastric drainage, non-operative reduction can be attempted using an air or barium enema (see Chapter 6, Fig. 6.14). Successful reduction can only be accepted if there is free reflux of air or barium into the small bowel, together with resolution of symptoms and signs in the patient. Ref: Bailey & Love&;s Sho Practice of Surgery,E25,Page-1198