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Minimal Pelvic Fluid in Asymptomatic Children
Author(s) -
Rathaus Valeria,
Grunebaum Michael,
Konen Osnat,
Odsatchy Alexandra,
Zissin Rivka,
Shapiro Myra,
Werner Miriam
Publication year - 2003
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.2003.22.1.13
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , pelvis , context (archaeology) , abdominal pain , pelvic pain , surgery , paleontology , biology
Objective . To determine the presence of minimal pelvic fluid in asymptomatic children who underwent abdominal sonography. Methods . Between August 1999 and January 2001, we performed abdominal sonography in 396 asymptomatic children and 266 symptomatic children (acute and chronic abdominal pain). The 2 groups were evaluated for the presence of minimal fluid in the pelvis. All the children were divided into 4 subgroups according to age and sex. Results . Minimal pelvic fluid was noted in 28 (7%) of the asymptomatic children, and it was more common in girls (10.2%), especially in girls between the ages of 5 and 15 years. On the contrary, no difference between the age groups was seen in boys. Minimal pelvic fluid was found in 76 (28.6%) of the symptomatic children, with no difference seen between the sexes or age groups. The presence of pelvic fluid was significantly greater in the symptomatic group than in asymptomatic group ( P < .001). Conclusions . Our data suggest that the presence of minimal pelvic fluid in children of all ages and both sexes is a physiologic finding and should be evaluated in the appropriate clinical context.