Sonography of the Pediatric Acute Abdomen in the Emergency Center
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
;
: 610-614, 2003.
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em Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-191145
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Diagnosis of acute abdomen in infants and children is difficult. The aim of this study is to evaluate the usefulness of sonography in the children suffering from acute abdominal pain.METHODS:
From January 2001 through July 2002, abdominal sonography was carried out in 265 children who had abdominal pain, vomiting, or irritability. The suspected diagnosis were acute appendicitis, intussusception, congenital pyloric obstruction, inguinal hernia, and illeocolitis. Medical records were reviewed retrospectively for age, sex, sonographic diagnosis, and the impact of the sonography in the treatment was evaluated by comparing the sonographic diagnosis with the final diagnosis (guidance for treatment).RESULTS:
Among 265 patiens, the sex ratio (malefemale) was 1.71. According to the findings of sonographic studies, mesenteric lymphadenitis (40.8%) was the most common diagnosis and was followed by acute appendicitis (21.9%), normal abdomen (19.2%), intussusception (14.3%), ileus (3.4%), and epididymitis (0.4%). In 259 of the 265 patients, sonography helped guideline for treatment (97.7%).CONCLUSION:
Sonography is very useful in the diagnosis and establishing the treatment guideline of pediatric patients with acute abdomen.
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Índice:
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Assunto principal:
Apendicite
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Razão de Masculinidade
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Vômito
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Dor Abdominal
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Prontuários Médicos
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Ultrassonografia
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Íleus
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Diagnóstico
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Emergências
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Guia de Prática Clínica
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Estudo observacional
Limite:
Criança
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Humanos
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Lactente
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Masculino
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
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