Background: Intussusception is a common cause of intestinal obstruction in children, which requires prompt diagnosis and treatment in order to prevent, loss of bowel segment due to necrosis. Non operative management of intussusception is the treatment of choice. The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficiency of ultrasound guided hydrostatic reduction in treating intussusception.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical picture of cases undergoing USG guided hydrostatic reduction and to assess its outcome.

Materials and Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of intussusception cases who underwent USG guided hydrostatic reduction in our department of paediatric surgery, Tirunelveli medical college during the period of September 2021 to August 2023. A total 88 cases were included in the study.

Results: Mean age of the study participants was found to be 15.3±10.5 months with notable male predominance. Most common symptoms reported in this study was abdominal pain (76.1%) followed by vomiting (65.9%), abdominal distension (44.3%), blood in stools (35.2%), constipation (43.2%) and diarrhea (34.1%). All the cases underwent USG hydrostatic reduction however the success rate was reported as 85.2% and the rest of the cases underwent open manual reduction or resection anastomosis. Mean duration of stay in hospital was reported as 5.3±2.6 days and notably there were no mortality reported.

Conclusion: Ultrasound guided hydrostatic reduction is effective treatment modality option for intussusception, with high success rate & less morbidity.