ReviewArchives of academic emergency medicine2023
Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasonography for Detection of Intussusception in Children; a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Appendi-sception unveiled: a case report of a toddler with concurrent ileocolic intussusception and appendicitis.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
- Relationship between intussusception and familial Mediterranean fever: a molecular genetic study.Pediatric surgery international · 2026Article
- Biomarker-Based Prediction of Treatment Outcomes in Pediatric Intussusception: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Availability, utilization, and barriers to bowel ultrasound for necrotizing enterocolitis: a national multidisciplinary survey.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Article
- Predictive and Prognostic Biomarkers in Pediatric Intussusception-A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
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- Accuracy of ultrasound for intussusception in pediatric emergency presentations: a systematic review and diagnostic meta-analysis.International journal of emergency medicine · 2026Review
- The diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography in pediatric intussusception and its role in predicting the need for surgery.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Pneumatic versus liquid enema reduction in the management of pediatric intussusception: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Ultrasound imaging of bowel obstruction in infants and children.La Radiologia medica · 2024Review
- Effects of General Anesthesia on the Success Rate of Pneumatic Reduction in the Treatment of Intussusception.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2024Article
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Abstract
Introduction: The diagnosis of intussusception can be challenging in children due to the fact that the findings of clinical evaluations are nonspecific and most of the patients present with unclear history. Therefore, in this systematic review and meta-analysis, we aimed to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography for detection of intussusception and also compare the efficacy of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) with radiologist-performed ultrasound (RADUS). Methods: Two independent reviewers systematically searched different online electronic databases including MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Embase, and Cochrane from inception to December 1, 2022 to identify published papers reporting accuracy of ultrasonography for diagnosis of intussusception. The quality assessment of the included studies was investigated using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (QUADAS)-2 tool. Results: A total of 1446 records were retrieved in the initial search of databases. After screening the titles, a total of 344 studies were retrieved for the detailed assessment of full-text. Finally, 37 studies were included in qualitative and quantitative analysis. The pooled sensitivity and specificity of ultrasonography for diagnosis of intussusception were 0.96 (95% CI: 0.95-0.97) and 0.97 (95% CI: 0.97-0.98), respectively. The pooled positive likelihood ratio (PLR) and negative likelihood ratio (NLR) were 24.57 (95% CI: 8.26-73.03) and 0.05 (95% CI: 0.04-0.08), respectively. The area under the hierarchical summary receiver operating characteristic (HSROC) curve was 0.989. Mete-regression showed that there is no significant difference between diagnostic performance of POCUS and RADUS (p = 0.06 and rDOR (diagnostic odds ratio) = 4.38 (95% CI: 0.92-20.89)). Conclusion: This meta-analysis shows that ultrasonography has excellent sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy for diagnosis of intussusception in pediatric patients. Moreover, we found that diagnostic performance of POCUS is similar to that of RADUS for diagnosis of intussusception.
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