Electro-pneumatic system for intussusception reduction in children and its application in the paediatric surgery
by Mohamed Ras Lain; Chouaib Daoudi; Mohamed Souilah; Abdelahafid Chaabi; Hichem Choutri
International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics (IJMEI), Vol. 13, No. 2, 2021

Abstract: Intussusception is an important cause of acute abdomen pain in infants that often occurs between 3 and 12 months of age. The early diagnosis of this disease is vital factor to avoid recourse to surgery that can pose a real danger to the infant. Recently, pneumatic reduction has emerged as a safe and promising method in the treatment of intussusception. The work presented in this article focuses mainly on the implementation of embedded instrumentation based on pressure sensor to improve the manual pneumatic system, which is currently used by the doctors. Initially, a sensor is used for the acquisition of intestinal pressure. The signal conditioner is based around a specialised amplifier and the processing unit is built around microcontroller. A keyboard and LCD display were used to introduce and visualise the evolution of intestinal pressure, respectively. The experimental results show the feasibility of the designed prototype in the treatment of intussusceptions.

Online publication date: Wed, 03-Mar-2021

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