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Abstract
Intussusception is a life-threatening illness and occurs when a portion of the intestine folds like a telescope, with one segment slipping inside another segment. This causes an obstruction, preventing the passage of food that is being digested through the intestine. If left untreated, it can cause serious damage to the intestines, intestinal infection, internal bleeding and a severe abdominal infection called peritonitis. Intussusception is the most common cause of intestinal obstruction in children between the ages of three months and six years. Sixty percent of those who develop intussusception are between 2 months and 1 year of age.Intussusception is the most common cause of intestinal obstruction in infants and may lead to serious complication like perforation, peritonitis and death if untreated well. It is common in Egypt, socioeconomic status and social habits affect intussusception rates.The aim of the study was improving quality of life among infants with intussusception age from 5 months to 24months, through the following objectives: assessment the relation between socioeconomic status and intussusception in infants between 5 months and 24 months, and assessment other risk factors of infantile intussusception. This is a case control study that was carried out in Department of pediatric surgery in zagazig university hospital, the study included two groups, case group (77) that had been diagnosed infants with intussusception , and control group (144) that had been infant without intussusception.