Medical Treatment of Recurrent Intussusception Associated With Intestinal Lymphoid Hyperplasia

    March 2003 in “ Pediatrics ”
    Eyal Shteyer, Benjamin Z. Koplewitz, Eitan Gross, Esther Granot
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    TLDR Oral steroids may effectively treat recurrent intussusception in children with ILH, possibly avoiding surgery.
    The document described two cases of recurrent intussusception in infants and young children linked to Intestinal Lymphoid Hyperplasia (ILH). In both instances, a brief regimen of oral steroids resulted in the resolution of both the symptoms and the hyperplasia. The authors suggested that steroid therapy could be a viable non-surgical treatment for recurrent intussusception associated with ILH when no other lead point is found, potentially avoiding surgery. They highlighted the significance of considering medical treatments based on clinical observations before opting for more invasive surgical methods.
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