Sonography of abdominal pain: In children appendicitis and its common mimics

Thomas Ray Sanchez; Michael T Corwin; Andrew Davoodian; Rebecca Stein-Wexler

doi:10.7863/ultra.15.04047

Sonography of abdominal pain: In children appendicitis and its common mimics

Thomas Ray Sanchez, Michael T Corwin, Andrew Davoodian, Rebecca Stein-Wexler

Radiology

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Abstract

Abdominal pain is very common in the pediatric population (<18 years of age). Sonography is a safe modality that can often differentiate the frequently encountered causes of abdominal pain in children. This pictorial essay will discuss the sonographic findings of acute appendicitis, including the imaging appearance of a perforated appendicitis. It will also present the sonographic features of the relatively common mimics of appendicitis, such as mesenteric adenitis/gastroenteritis, intussusception, Meckel diverticulum, and ovarian torsion.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	627-635
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
Volume	35
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7863/ultra.15.04047
State	Published - Mar 1 2016

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Keywords

Abdominal pain
Appendicitis
Mimics
Pediatric ultrasound
Sonography

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology

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Sanchez, T. R., Corwin, M. T., Davoodian, A., & Stein-Wexler, R. (2016). Sonography of abdominal pain: In children appendicitis and its common mimics. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 35(3), 627-635. https://doi.org/10.7863/ultra.15.04047

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