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Gale HI, Gee MS, Westra SJ, et al. Abdominal ultrasonography of the pediatric gastrointestinal tract. World J Radiol. 2016;8(7):656-67doi: 10.4329/wjr.v8.i7.656.
Gale, H. I., Gee, M. S., Westra, S. J., & Nimkin, K. (2016). Abdominal ultrasonography of the pediatric gastrointestinal tract. World journal of radiology, 8(7), 656-67. https://doi.org/10.4329/wjr.v8.i7.656
Gale, Heather I, et al. "Abdominal ultrasonography of the pediatric gastrointestinal tract." World journal of radiology vol. 8,7 (2016): 656-67. doi: https://doi.org/10.4329/wjr.v8.i7.656
Gale HI, Gee MS, Westra SJ, Nimkin K. Abdominal ultrasonography of the pediatric gastrointestinal tract. World J Radiol. 2016 Jul 28;8(7):656-67. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v8.i7.656. PMID: 27551336; PMCID: PMC4965350.
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World J Radiol. 2016 Jul 28;8(7):656-67. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v8.i7.656.

Abdominal ultrasonography of the pediatric gastrointestinal tract.

World journal of radiology

Heather I Gale, Michael S Gee, Sjirk J Westra, Katherine Nimkin

Affiliations

  1. Heather I Gale, Michael S Gee, Sjirk J Westra, Katherine Nimkin, Department of Radiology, Division of Pediatric Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, United States.

PMID: 27551336 PMCID: PMC4965350 DOI: 10.4329/wjr.v8.i7.656

Abstract

Ultrasound is an invaluable imaging modality in the evaluation of pediatric gastrointestinal pathology; it can provide real-time evaluation of the bowel without the need for sedation or intravenous contrast. Recent improvements in ultrasound technique can be utilized to improve detection of bowel pathology in children: Higher resolution probes, color Doppler, harmonic and panoramic imaging are excellent tools in this setting. Graded compression and cine clips provide dynamic information and oral and intravenous contrast agents aid in detection of bowel wall pathology. Ultrasound of the bowel in children is typically a targeted exam; common indications include evaluation for appendicitis, pyloric stenosis and intussusception. Bowel abnormalities that are detected prenatally can be evaluated after birth with ultrasound. Likewise, acquired conditions such as bowel hematoma, bowel infections and hernias can be detected with ultrasound. Rare bowel neoplasms, vascular disorders and foreign bodies may first be detected with sonography, as well. At some centers, comprehensive exams of the gastrointestinal tract are performed on children with inflammatory bowel disease and celiac disease to evaluate for disease activity or to confirm the diagnosis. The goal of this article is to review up-to-date imaging techniques, normal sonographic anatomy, and characteristic sonographic features of common and uncommon disorders affecting the gastrointestinal tract in children.

Keywords: Bowel; Enteritis; Gastrointestinal tract; Pediatric; Ultrasound

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