RT Book, Section A1 Pershad, Jay A1 Huang, Eunice Y. A2 Schafermeyer, Robert A2 Tenenbein, Milton A2 Macias, Charles G. A2 Sharieff, Ghazala Q. A2 Yamamoto, Loren G. SR Print(0) ID 1105682711 T1 Intussusception T2 Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4e YR 2014 FD 2014 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-182926-7 LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105682711 RD 2024/03/28 AB Intussusception is the commonest cause of intestinal obstruction in children less than 3 years of age.Pneumatic or hydrostatic contrast medium enema is the diagnostic imaging procedure of choice for its reduction.Although the diagnosis is typically made with ultrasound, the emergency physician can proceed directly to the enema in clinically obvious cases.The child can be discharged home from the emergency department following the reduction of the intussusception after a short period of observation.