Epidemiology
It is diagnosed most often in infancy and early childhood, strikes about 2,000 infants (1 in every 1,900) in the United States in the first year of life. Its incidence begins to rise at about 2 to 3 months of life, peaks at 4 to 9 months of age, and then gradually declines at around 18 months.
Intussusception occurs more frequently in boys than in girls, with a ratio of approximately 3:1.
In adults, intussusception represents the cause of approximately 1% of bowel obstructions and is frequently associated with neoplasm, malignant or otherwise.
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