Acute Pancreatitis (AP)

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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…

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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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….

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Acute Renal Failure in Children

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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,…

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Appendicitis

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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…

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Foreign Bodies

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Fig. 26.1 Seven-year-old girl who has swallowed her mother’s earring that is easily recognized on this AP fluoroscopic view. There is no need for a plain radiograph Fig. 26.2 Two-year-old…

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Acute Presentations of Splenic Diseases

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Infection Leukemia and lymphoma Portal hypertension Acute splenic sequestration in sickle cell anemia Lymphoproliferative diseases Collagenosis Langerhans cell histiocytosis Storage disorders Congestive heart failure Sarcoidosis Fig. 17.1 Splenomegaly—US—Sagittal view of…

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