Intestinal invagination in children

Intussusception in the most common type of acute intestina obstruction in children and can occur at any age. Most often, intussusception occurs between the ages of 4 and 9 months (85-90 %) of cases. Boys suffer 2 times more often than girls. In infants, the cause of intussusception in most often a functional disorder of coordination of intestinal motility with a predominance of contractions of the circular muscle layer of the intestinal wall.