The illustrative figure (Figure 1A of the article) in the Case Record involving a 10-month-old girl with vomiting and episodes of unresponsiveness (April 19 issue) 1 is incorrect because it depicts an ...
A stool that looks like currant jelly can indicate a bowel disorder called intussusception. However, bloody mucus in the stool may also be a sign of other conditions, such as inflammatory bowel ...
The FDA is warning doctors and parents that Merck's anti-diarrhea vaccine RotaTeq may have caused intussusception in 28 children. Intussusception occurs when one portion of the bowel slides into the ...
Intussusception is the telescoping of one bowel segment into another. The telescoping segment is referred to as the intussusceptum, while the receiving segment is known as the intussuscipiens.