The Acute Abdomen
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…
Liver: Portal Venous System and Hepatic Veins
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….
Peritoneum and Peritoneal Cavity
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…
Abdominal Masses
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…
The Gastrointestinal Tract: Stomach
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…
The Gastrointestinal Tract: Ileocecal Area
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…
The Gastrointestinal Tract: Esophagus
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…
The Gastrointestinal Tract: Small Bowel
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…
The Spleen
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…
Thorax: The Lungs
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…
