Abdominal ultrasonography in the diagnostic work-up in children with recurrent abdominal pain.

Anne Vibeke Wewer; C Strandberg; Anders Pærregaard; P A Krasilnikoff

Abdominal ultrasonography in the diagnostic work-up in children with recurrent abdominal pain.

Bidragets oversatte titel: Abdominal ultrasonography in the diagnostic work-up in children with recurrent abdominal pain.

Anne Vibeke Wewer, C Strandberg, Anders Pærregaard, P A Krasilnikoff

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Abstract

We report on our experience with routine abdominal ultrasonography in 120 children (aged 3-15 years) with recurrent abdominal pain, in order to determine the diagnostic value of this investigation. Eight children (7%) revealed sonographic abnormalities: gallbladder stone (n = 2), splenomegaly (n = 1) and urogenital abnormalities (n = 5). The recurrent abdominal pain could be explained by these findings in only two (may be three) cases. CONCLUSION: The diagnostic value of abdominal ultrasonography in unselected children with recurrent abdominal pain is low. However, the direct visualization of the abdominal structures as being normal may be helpful to the parents and the child in their understanding and acceptance of the benign nature of recurrent abdominal pain.

Bidragets oversatte titel	Abdominal ultrasonography in the diagnostic work-up in children with recurrent abdominal pain.
Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	European Journal of Pediatrics
Vol/bind	156
Udgave nummer	10
Sider (fra-til)	787-788
Antal sider	2
ISSN	0340-6199
Status	Udgivet - 1997

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