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Failed ultrasound-guided hydrostatic reduction in pediatric intussusception: surgical-pathological characterization of failure phenotypes under a standardized protocol.
Pediatric surgery international - 3 Jul 2026
Zhang Guanghua, Sun Ming, Guo Hongxi, Huang Peng, Feng Xiaoyuan, Bian Hongqiang, Duan Xufei, Yang Jun, Zheng Kai
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BACKGROUND: Ultrasound-guided hydrostatic reduction (UGHR) represents the first-line treatment for pediatric intussusception. However, treatment failure remains a persistent clinical challenge, driven largely by unrecognized pathological lead points (PLPs) before intervention. Large-cohort studies with complete surgical and pathological verification of all failed cases under a unified protocol remain scarce,...
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