World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Pan Afr Med J. 2021 Jul 27;39(Suppl 1):1. doi: 10.11604/pamj.supp.2021.39.1.30287. eCollection 2021.
This supplement contains the findings from intussusception surveillance conducted in 9 countries. These articles provide information on the age distribution of intussusception in the first year of life with cases peaking at 4-6 months of age, highlight the high proportion of cases in most, but not all, countries that undergo surgery and often require bowel resection for the treatment of intussusception, and show the variability of treatment outcomes in different countries. These data will be important for improving diagnosis and treatment of intussusception in young children in sub-Saharan Africa.
本增刊载有在 9 个国家开展的肠套叠监测结果。这些文章提供了有关发病年龄分布的信息，肠套叠发病高峰在生命最初 1 年，为 4-6 月龄，突出了大多数（并非所有）国家中手术比例较高，且肠套叠的治疗往往需要肠切除，还显示了不同国家治疗结果的可变性。这些数据对改善撒哈拉以南非洲地区幼儿肠套叠的诊断和治疗非常重要。
