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Sonography of Abdominal Pain in Children
Author(s) -
Sanchez Thomas Ray,
Corwin Michael T.,
Davoodian Andrew,
Stein-Wexler Rebecca
Publication year - 2016
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/ultra.15.04047
Subject(s) - medicine , appendicitis , abdominal pain , intussusception (medical disorder) , lower abdominal pain , ovarian torsion , radiology , acute abdominal pain , acute appendicitis , general surgery , surgery
Abdominal pain is very common in the pediatric population (<18 years of age). Sonography is a safe modality that can often differentiate the frequently encountered causes of abdominal pain in children. This pictorial essay will discuss the sonographic findings of acute appendicitis, including the imaging appearance of a perforated appendicitis. It will also present the sonographic features of the relatively common mimics of appendicitis, such as mesenteric adenitis/gastroenteritis, intussusception, Meckel diverticulum, and ovarian torsion.