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Sonography of the Acute Abdomen in the Pediatric Patient
Author(s) -
Babcock Diane S.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/jum.2002.21.8.887
Subject(s) - medicine , abdomen , acute abdomen , radiology , acute abdominal pain , abdominal pain , doppler sonography , color doppler , ultrasonography , surgery
Objective . To review the causes and sonographic appearance of pathologic processes that result in abdominal pain in the pediatric patient and to understand the use and limitations of abdominal sonography in the acute pediatric abdomen. Methods . A pictorial review of cases is presented. Results . Sonography in conjunction with color and pulsed Doppler imaging is a valuable tool in the evaluation of the acute abdomen in the pediatric patient. This article reviews the use of sonography in the evaluation of the acute abdomen in the pediatric patient. Conclusions . The causes of the acute abdomen in children vary depending on the ages of the children. Sonography is a noninvasive modality and is useful for assessing these patients.