Journal article
Ultrasonography of pediatric right lower abdominal pain: correlation with clinical and pathological results
Nihon Igaku Hoshasen Gakkai zasshi. Nippon acta radiologica, Vol.55(12), pp.855-860
10/1995
PMID: 8539103
Abstract
Right lower abdominal pain is a common problem in the pediatric population. Ultrasonography (US) is a well-accepted imaging modality in the clinical management of this problem. One hundred and six consecutive pediatric patients with right lower abdominal pain were prospectively evaluated. There were 54 boys and 52 girls, with ages ranging from 3 to 15 years (mean: 9.9 years). Final diagnoses were established based on pathological findings or clinical follow-up. US had sensitivity of 90%, specificity of 98%, and accuracy of 94% in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Among all true negative cases (n = 55), there was a variety of US findings other than appendiceal abnormality in 21 cases including intestinal and/or mesenteric (n = 19), gallbladder (n = 1), and ovarian (n = 1) abnormalities. All 21 cases were managed medically without complication. We conclude that US of pediatric right lower abdominal pain is a reliable imaging modality not only for the diagnosis of surgical cases but for eliminating the unexpected surgical intervention.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Ultrasonography of pediatric right lower abdominal pain: correlation with clinical and pathological results
- Creators
- S Nosaka - Department of Radiology, St. Marianna University, School of MedicineM HayakawaO MiyazakiH KawaguchiT WatanabeI TaniM SaekiM SakuraiK NakadaT Ishikawa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Nihon Igaku Hoshasen Gakkai zasshi. Nippon acta radiologica, Vol.55(12), pp.855-860
- Publisher
- Japan
- PMID
- 8539103
- ISSN
- 0048-0428
- Language
- Japanese
- Date published
- 10/1995
- Academic Unit
- Neurology; Radiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984020728602771
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