[Precocious diagnosis in children's intussusception--a necessity].

Intussusception is the most common cause of intestinal obstruction in children. Despite the fact that this is a frequent and well known disease, sometimes clinical presentation is various and difficult to interpret, which leads to delay in diagnosis and treatment. Late treatment will sometimes require intestinal resection, with high morbidity and mortality. There are no laboratory tests useful in diagnosis of intussusception. The only diagnosis tools are history, ultrasound and radiology. We retrospectively reviewed medical files of 30 patients, admitted and treated for intussusception in Children Hospital Cluj-Napoca and underline the importance of early diagnosis and treatment. There is a connection between onset of the disease, presentation, treatment (conservative or surgical), complications and hospital stay.