A 6 month child woke up in night crying with abdominal pain which got relieved on passing red stools. What is the diagnosis?: (A) Meckel's diveiculum, (B) Intussusception, (C) Malrotation, (D) Intestinal obstruction
Answer is B. Intussusception Mostly seen in 6-11 months of age intermittent colicky abdominal pain,vomiting,bloody mucus(current jelly)the classic triad is encountered only in 20-40%cases history of recent change of milk formula,upper respiratory tract infections,or vaccination Manifest as crying episodes A sausage shaped mass may be palpable in the right quadrant,right iliac fossa is usually empty Ref : ESSENTIAL PEDIATRICS,O.P.GHAI, PG NO:259,7th edition