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Fig. 6.1 Normal kidney Sagittal scan – Note the obvious Cortico-medullary differentiation 6.2.1 RF from Antenatal Origin As mentioned, in the newborn, renal failure may have a prenatal onset in…

Causes of gallstones in childhood • Hemolytic anemia • Infection • Dehydration • Cirrhosis • Cystic fibrosis • Wilson’s disease • Crohn’s disease and ileal resection • Parenteral nutrition •…

Fig. 20.1 Worsening UPJ obstruction. (a) US at birth: transverse scan of the dilated renal pelvis measuring 20 mm. (b) US at day 20: transverse scan; the dilatation has increased…

Fig. 25.1 Four year old girl, Pedestrian hit by a car. (a) US transverse scan: pneumoperitoneum above the liver (white arrow). (b) CT with contrast: pneumoperitoneum confirmed (black arrow). Left…

Fig. 7.1 Esophageal stenosis: esophageal opacification showing a stenosis (arrowhead) in the middle portion of the esophagus Clinically, a congenital stenosis may go unrecognized up to the introduction of solid…

Fig. 4.1 NEC—Various stages on plain abdominal radiograph. (a) Stage 1. Plain radiograph of the abdomen showing distended bowel loops. The distance between some bowel loops is increased suggesting bowel…

Fig. 16.1 Acute pancreatitis—Classic appearance on imaging of the pancreatic gland after the first days of edematous acute pancreatitis in different patients. (a) US transverse scan showing an enlarged pancreatic…

Fig. 12.1 Fourteen-year-old girl treated for UC. Sagittal US section visualizes a mild thickening of the left colon wall with preserved bowel signature Fig. 12.2 Twelve-year-old boy known for CD….

Fig. 21.1 Aspecific hyperechogenicity on US. Sagittal scan of the right kidney. The cortex is thick and hyperechoic (compared to the liver). Biopsy demonstrated evidence for acute tubular necrosis Finally,…

Fig. 10.1 Normal appendix on US in an 8-year-old-boy. The multilayered structure measures 5 mm in diameter and presents a blind ending (yellow arrow). It has to be demonstrated all…