Abstract
Much literature has been written about intussusception in infancy and children ; however, the possibility of familial incidence has received only little attention. The National Kagawa Children'sHospital is reporting fourteen cases of familial intussusception. The familial cases of intussusception were as follows: two groups of a mother and her daughter; a mother and her son; five sibling groups; two groups of an aunt and nephew; and four groups of causins. High familial incidence of intussusception was noted (1 in 13). It is suggested that heredity may be a factor in the etiology of idiopathic intussusception in infancy and children, and should be investigated further,
