At the Boundaries of the Abdominal Cavity
Fig. 30.1 Pneumonia masquerading as abdominal pain in a 7-year-old girl. (a) US of the left upper quadrant, above the diaphragm; hypoventilation of the left lung basis with pleural effusion…
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Complications of Renal Graft
Fig. 23.1 Ten-year-old boy, USD follow-up of a kidney transplant. USD reveals segmental thrombosis with absence of peripheral flow of the lower pole of the graft surrounded by an anechoic…
Meckel’s Diverticulum
Fig. 11.1 Intussusception in a 2-year-old child. (a) Ultrasound reveals a multilayered structure with a hyperechoic center corresponding to fatty stromal remnant of the omphalomesenteric duct. (b) Post-operative resected MD…
Complicated Urachal Remnants
Fig. 22.1 Infected urachal remnant (sinus)—4-week-old baby boy. Sagittal scan on the midline. Thickening of the urachus (arrows) extending from the umbilicus (U) till the dome of the bladder (B)…
Acute (Abdominal) Presentations of Non-malignant Hemopathies
Fig. 28.1 Ten-year-old boy with sickle cell disease and right hypochondrium pain. US shows a distended gallbladder with lithiasis and sludge 28.2.2 Splenic Complications In all congenital hemopathies, the spleen…
Paediatric Emergencies: What Is It about? What Approach?
Symptoms Think/Main causes Causes not to be missed Regurgitation with pain Gastro-oesophageal reflux – Volvulus Oesophagitis – Intussusception Allergy to cow’s milk proteins – Inguinal hernia – Missed diaphragmatic hernia…
Imaging and Emergency: What Modalities? What Strategies?
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Fred E. Avni and Philippe Petit (eds.)Imaging Acute Abdomen in Childrenhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63700-6_3 3. Imaging and Emergency: What Modalities? What Strategies? Philippe Petit1 and Fred E. Avni2 (1) Department of Pediatric and Prenatal Imaging, Hôpital…
Surgical Pediatric Imaging: What is It About? What Approach?
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Fred E. Avni and Philippe Petit (eds.)Imaging Acute Abdomen in Childrenhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63700-6_2 2. Surgical Pediatric Imaging: What is It About? What Approach? Rony Sfeir1 (1) Department of Pediatric Surgery, Jeanne de Flandre…
Role of Non-Functional Imaging in the Diagnosis of Abdominal Neuroendocrine Tumors
US CT MRI EUS Stomach Hypoechoic mass (often hyperechoic rim) Stomach distension with 500 mL of water administered orally before the scan Types I and II: enhancing polypoid or…
Endoscopic Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Type 4 Frequency (%) 70–80 5–6 14–25 6–8 Age of occurrence 40–60 45 50 >60 Dimensions (mm) <10 <15 >20 >20 Features Multiple…
