Infant with blood in stools mass in abdomen | Crack PGIMER NOV 2016

Infant with blood in stools mass in abdomen, most probable diagnosis is 

A. Intussusception
B. Volvulus
C. Idiopathic abdominal epilepsy
D. Hirschsprung’s disease
E. Wilms tumor

The Answer is . (A) Intussusception

• Intussusception in infants present with acute intestinal obstruction — abdominal pain, stools are stained with blood

likecurrant jelly, abdominal mass.

So, the probable diagnosis according to the question is intussusception.

• Volvulus —pain abdomen, distension, no blood in stool

• Hirschsprung’ s disease - No bloody stool.

• Idiopathic abdominal epilepsy- recurrent abdominal pain.