Table 7. Accompanying diagnosis codes in surgical cases of pediatric intussusception.
| Accompanying diagnosis in surgical cases | Total number | Age (yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| <6 | 6≤, <18 | ||
| Appendicitis, inflamed appendix, appendix problems | 362 (46.1) | 322 (54.5) | 40 (20.5) |
| Lymphadenitis, lymph node disorder | 102 (13.0) | 85 (14.4) | 17 (8.7) |
| Meckel's diverticulum | 70 (8.9) | 48 (8.1) | 22 (11.3) |
| Malrotation, congenital malformations including malformation of intestinal fixation, intestinal adhesions (bands) with obstruction | 63 (8.0) | 54 (9.1) | 9 (4.6) |
| Lymphoma | 47 (6.0) | 12 (2.0) | 35 (17.9) |
| Benign neoplasm of the GI tract, GI tract polyp, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome | 67 (8.5) | 23 (3.9) | 44 (22.6) |
| Vascular disorder of intestine | 20 (2.5) | 12 (2.0) | 8 (4.1) |
| Henöch-Schönlein purpura | 18 (2.3) | 10 (1.7) | 8 (4.1) |
| Diverticular disease of the intestine | 12 (1.5) | 10 (1.7) | 2 (1.0) |
| Malignant neoplasm of the GI tract | 5 (0.6) | 6 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Duplication of the intestine | 6 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (2.6) |
| Hirschsprung disease | 4 (0.5) | 4 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) |
| Benign neoplasm of intra-abdominal soft tissue (including peritoneum) | 4 (0.5) | 3 (0.5) | 1 (0.5) |
| Leukemia | 3 (0.4) | 1 (0.2) | 2 (1.0) |
| Kawasaki disease | 2 (0.3) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.5) |
| Malignant neoplasm of intra-abdominal soft tissue | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.5) |
| 786 (100.0) | 591 (100.0) | 195 (100.0) | |
Values are presented as number (%).
GI: gastrointestinal.
In a total of 30,444 pediatric intussusception patients, 3,295 children had 3,481 surgeries for intussusception. Among 3,481 medical claim data in the national Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service database, 728/3,481 (20.9%) surgical cases had 786 accompanying diagnosis codes with the intussusception diagnosis code in 713/3,295 (21.6%) children.