High frequency ultrasound in diagnosis of children with primary intestinal lymphangiectasia / 中国医学影像技术

ABSTRACT

Objective: To explore the diagnostic value of high-frequency ultrasound in children with primary intestinal lymphangiectasia (PIL). Methods: Totally 20 children with clinically diagnosed PIL were retrospectively analyzed. All 20 children underwent abdominal high-frequency ultrasound,13 of them underwent pathologic examinations. The accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of ultrasound in diagnosis of PIL were calculated. Results: The accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of high-frequency ultrasound in diagnosis of PIL was 80.00% (16/20), 92.31% (12/13), 57.14% (4/7), 80.00% (12/15) and 80.00% (4/5), respectively. Conclusion: High frequency ultrasound can accurately detect PIL from children with thickened intestinal wall.