Thoracic ultrasound (e-FAST) is a rapid and accurate first-line, bedside diagnostic modality for the diagnosis of pneumothorax in unstable patients with major chest trauma during the primary survey in the emergency room.
The etiology of fetal intra-abdominal cysts can be prenatally diagnosed in about 70% cases. Despite the high risk of surgery at birth, the long-term outcome was good in most of the cases.
The purpose of this article is to review ultrasonographic appearance of the most common causes of nontraumatic acute abdominal pain in pediatric patients and to understand the applications and limitations of this technique giving a practical approach showing different clinical cases. A pictorial review of cases was made presenting the most common causes of neonatal and pediatric non-traumatic acute abdominal pain; sonographic features are discussed. Ultrasound in conjunction with Color Doppler imaging is a valuable tool in the evaluation of neonatal and pediatric nontraumatic acute abdominal pain; causes of acute abdomen in children could vary depending on the ages of the children.
Keywords Paediatric abdominal pain Á Ultrasound Á Appendicitis Á Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis Á Intestinal intussusceptionRiassunto Lo scopo di questo articolo è stato di revisionare le caratteristiche ecografiche delle più comuni cause di dolore addominale in pazienti pediatrici, per comprendere le applicazioni ed i limiti di questa tecnica con un approccio pratico, presentando diversi casi clinici. Abbiamo revisionato i reperti ecografici delle più comuni cause di dolore addominale acuto pediatrico e neonatale non traumatico, infatti l'ecografia integrata dall'esame Color Doppler è uno strumento importante nella individuazione delle cause, che possono variare in base all'età dei pazienti.
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