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…
10.1055/b-0034-87864 The Spleen The spleen is a wedge-shaped organ that is convex supero-laterally and concave inferomedially with a vascular hilum. It can be affected either by primary pathologic process or…
10.1055/b-0034-87851 Thorax: The Lungs Diffuse Lung Disease Lung Disease in the Neonate The differential diagnosis for diffuse lung disease in the neonatal period is relatively narrow. The final diagnosis is…
10.1055/b-0034-87852 Thorax: Pleura and Diaphragms Pneumothorax Table 1.36 Pneumothorax patterns Diagnosis Findings Comments Lateral pneumothorax Clear lung edge visible with thin pleural line. Erect or semierect. Apical pneumothorax Clear lung…
10.1055/b-0034-87855 Mediastinum: The Mediastinum The mediastinum is the central space of the thorax located between the two pleuropulmonary cavities to the right and left, the cervicothoracic inlet above, and the…
10.1055/b-0034-87853 Mediastinum: The Trachea Fixed Tracheal Stenosis and Tracheomalacia Tracheal pathology in children generally consists of tracheal narrowing that may be fixed (tracheal stenosis), this can be subdivided in long…
10.1055/b-0034-87858 Heart and Great Vessels: The Great Vessels In young children, the great vessels, on conventional radio-graphs, are or can be obscured by the shadow of the thymus. As the…
10.1055/b-0034-87859 Heart and Great Vessels: Cardiovascular Devices Table 1.88 Cardiovascular devices Diagnosis Findings Comments Coarctation of aorta Fig. 1.227a, b Stent. For adolescent patients. Patent ductus arteriosus Fig. 1.216, p….
10.1055/b-0034-87856 Heart and Great Vessels: Congenital Heart Disease CHD has an incidence of approximately 8 per 1000 live births; the 10 most common entities account for 80% of all cases…
