An infant has been diagnosed with intussusception and the student asks the healthcare professional to explain the condition. What explanation by the professional is most accurate?
A)Poor colonic motility due to a problem in the parasympathetic nervous system
B)The colon stays in the upper right quadrant instead of moving to its normal location.
C)One part of the intestine telescopes into another section of the intestine.
D)Fibrosis increases the resistance to blood flow within the portal system.

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Intussusception is the telescoping or invagination of one portion of the intestine into another section of intestine. Usually, the ileum invaginates the cecum and part of the ascending colon by collapsing through the ileocecal valve. A problem with the parasympathetic nervous system in Hirschsprung's disease leads to poor colonic motility. Intestinal malrotation is the term used to identify a condition in which rotation does not occur and the colon remains in the upper right quadrant. Increased resistance to blood flow in the portal system leads to portal hypertension.

An Infant Has Been Diagnosed with Intussusception and the Student