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Table 2 Distribution of patients according to type of intussusception & type of surgical procedure performed (N = 56)

From: Childhood intussusceptions at a tertiary care hospital in northwestern Tanzania: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in resource-limited setting

Variables

Number of patients

Percentages

Type of intussusception

  

Ileo-colic

38

67.9

Colic-colic

14

25.0

Ileo-ileal

4

7.1

Type of surgical procedure performed

  

Successful manual reduction

30

53.6

Resection and primary anastomosis

24

42.8

Resection and stoma creation

2

3.6