Familial idiopathic intussusception: a report of two families

E Kurzbart; Z Cohen; B Yerushalmi; A Yulevich; N Newman-Heiman; A J Mares

doi:10.1016/s0022-3468(99)90510-9

Familial idiopathic intussusception: a report of two families

J Pediatr Surg. 1999 Mar;34(3):493-4. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(99)90510-9.

Authors

E Kurzbart¹, Z Cohen, B Yerushalmi, A Yulevich, N Newman-Heiman, A J Mares

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatrics, Soroka Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.

PMID: 10211665
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3468(99)90510-9

Abstract

The authors report on two families with 5 out of 10 and two of two siblings who presented with idiopathic ileocolic intussusception. This may suggest hereditary predisposition as an etiologic factor.

MeSH terms

Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Ileal Diseases / genetics*
Infant
Intussusception / genetics*
Male