A Case of Recurrent Intussusception Treated by Laparoscopic Ileocolopexy

Abstract

A 2-year-old boy was diagnosed as having ileocolic intussusception and reduced by pneumatic enema. He had five repeated recurrences after pneumatic reductions for five days, and underwent laparoscopic ileocolopexy. We fixed the cecum on the right abdominal wall and fixed the terminal ileum on the ascending colon. He was discharged on the third day after surgery. There has been no recurrence for 1 year and 7 months after surgery. Laparoscopic ileocolopexy should be considered in cases of repeated recurrences at short intervals.