The study of the gastrointestinal tract by imaging, particularly using ultrasound, is a required instrument for diagnosis of acute and chronic gastrointestinal pathologies in pediatric age. Actually, ultrasound plays an increasing role in the evaluation of gastrointestinal tract in neonatal and pediatric patients because of their small body habitus and the presence of less fat tissue in the abdominal wall and peritoneal cavity. Ultrasound has certain advantages, thanks to the new wide-spectrum frequency probes able to assess a detailed study of the morphological aspects and functional characteristics of bowel loops, adding a new dimension to the imaging of this body system. In this paper, we review anatomy, ultrasound technique and sonographic findings of bowel pathology frequently encountered in neonatal and pediatric emergency setting.

The pediatric gastrointestinal tract: ultrasound findings in acute diseases / Esposito, F.; Di Serafino, M.; Mercogliano, C.; Ferrara, D.; Vezzali, N.; Di Nardo, G.; Martemucci, L.; Vallone, G.; Zeccolini, M.. - In: JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND. - ISSN 1971-3495. - 22:4(2019), pp. 409-422. [10.1007/s40477-018-00355-0]

The pediatric gastrointestinal tract: ultrasound findings in acute diseases

Di Serafino M.;Mercogliano C.;Di Nardo G.;Vallone G.;
2019

Abstract

The study of the gastrointestinal tract by imaging, particularly using ultrasound, is a required instrument for diagnosis of acute and chronic gastrointestinal pathologies in pediatric age. Actually, ultrasound plays an increasing role in the evaluation of gastrointestinal tract in neonatal and pediatric patients because of their small body habitus and the presence of less fat tissue in the abdominal wall and peritoneal cavity. Ultrasound has certain advantages, thanks to the new wide-spectrum frequency probes able to assess a detailed study of the morphological aspects and functional characteristics of bowel loops, adding a new dimension to the imaging of this body system. In this paper, we review anatomy, ultrasound technique and sonographic findings of bowel pathology frequently encountered in neonatal and pediatric emergency setting.
2019
The pediatric gastrointestinal tract: ultrasound findings in acute diseases / Esposito, F.; Di Serafino, M.; Mercogliano, C.; Ferrara, D.; Vezzali, N.; Di Nardo, G.; Martemucci, L.; Vallone, G.; Zeccolini, M.. - In: JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND. - ISSN 1971-3495. - 22:4(2019), pp. 409-422. [10.1007/s40477-018-00355-0]
The pediatric gastrointestinal tract: ultrasound findings in acute diseases / Esposito, F.; Di Serafino, M.; Mercogliano, C.; Ferrara, D.; Vezzali, N.; Di Nardo, G.; Martemucci, L.; Vallone, G.; Zeccolini, M.. - In: JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND. - ISSN 1971-3495. - 22:4(2019), pp. 409-422. [10.1007/s40477-018-00355-0]
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