Acute Intestinal Intussusception in Children at Somine Dolo Hospital in Mopti

Introduction: It is defined as the penetration of an intestinal segment and its meso into the lumen of the distal segment by a glove-like turning mechanism (invagination sausage) whose perpetuation results in obstruction of the intestinal lumen and the intestinal necrosis. Acute intestinal intussusception (IIA) or intussusception is the most common cause of intestinal obstruction in infants. IIA is primary or idiopathic in 90% and mainly affects infants between 2 months and 2 years with a peak frequency between 6 and 9 months. Objectives: To study acute intestinal intussusception in children aged 0 to 15 years in the general surgery department of the “SOMINE DOLO” hospital in Mopti. Method: This was a retrospective, descriptive study which took place from January 2017 to September 2020 in the general surgery department of the Sominé Dolo Hospital in Mopti. Result: During the study period, 1244 children were operated on including 32 cases of IIA, representing a frequency of 2.57% of surgical interventions. The male gender was in the majority (62.5%) with a sex ratio of 1.7. The average consultation time was 6.2 ± 4.3 days. Infants were the majority in 68.8% of cases and the main reason for consultation was abdominal pain (78.1%). The average treatment time was 2.9 hours. The ileocecocolic form was more frequent in 50% cases. Manual disinvagination was most often performed in 75% and the postoperative course was simple in 56.3%. Conclusion: AII is a common condition in our structure. It mainly affects infants and boys. Patients consult late but early treatment reduces mortality.