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Pneumatosis of the bladder wall associated with necrotizing enterocolitis
Author(s) -
Morrison Stuart C.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0096(200011/12)28:9<497::aid-jcu9>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - medicine , necrotizing enterocolitis , pneumatosis intestinalis , enterocolitis , abdomen , radiology , gastroenterology
Increasing use of sonography for imaging the abdomen of neonates has brought greater recognition of its value in diagnosing and monitoring complications of necrotizing enterocolitis. We describe a case in which pneumatosis of the bladder wall was visualized by sonography in a neonate with Down syndrome and necrotizing enterocolitis. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 28:497–499, 2000.