10.1055/b-0034-87870 The Gastrointestinal Tract: Colon Endoscopy with biopsy and/or microbiological investigation is a definitive tool for the diagnosis of colonic diseases, whether inflammatory or tumoral. However, imaging techniques remain essential…
10.1055/b-0034-87863 Pancreas: Differential Diagnosis of Pancreatic Diseases Sonography is the modality of choice for the initial evaluation of suspected pancreatic disease in children because ionizing radiation is not involved and…
10.1055/b-0034-87873 The Acute Abdomen Table 2.68 The acute abdomen in infants, toddlers, and older children Diagnosis Findings Comments Appendicitis Fig. 2.138a, b Fig. 2.139 Fig. 2.140 Fig. 2.141, p. 230…
10.1055/b-0034-87862 Liver: Portal Venous System and Hepatic Veins Table 2.6 Abnormal porta hepatis Diagnosis Findings Comments Pseudotumor caused by bowel loops US: multiple attempts at visualization and peristalsis usually suffice….
10.1055/b-0034-87871 Peritoneum and Peritoneal Cavity Table 2.59 Clear peritoneal fluid (ascites) Diagnosis Findings Comments Normal finding Small pouches of fluid between bowel loops or in Douglas pouch. Visible in up…
10.1055/b-0034-87872 Abdominal Masses Imaging is essential in management of suspected abdominal masses. Data to be obtained are the composition of the mass (solid, cystic, or mixed), its limits, its location…
10.1055/b-0034-87866 The Gastrointestinal Tract: Stomach Dilatation Table 2.36 Gastric dilatation Diagnosis Findings Comments Aerophagia Marked gastric distention due to swallowed air Caused by crying. May be exacerbated during feeding in…
10.1055/b-0034-87869 The Gastrointestinal Tract: Ileocecal Area A large number of GI diseases can manifest as right lower quadrant (RLQ) acute pain, and some of them are potentially surgical. Knowledge of…
10.1055/b-0034-87865 The Gastrointestinal Tract: Esophagus Displacement and Compression Esophageal displacement can be demonstrated by means of an upper GI (UGI) study, MRI, or CT. Table 2.30 Esophageal displacement Diagnosis Findings…
10.1055/b-0034-87867 The Gastrointestinal Tract: Small Bowel The diagnosis of small-bowel diseases is a challenge to the clinician because of the overlapping of nonspecific symptoms. Disorders affecting the small bowel are…
