Ultrasound of the pediatric appendix

• Published in: Pediatric radiology Vol. 47; no. 9; pp. 1091 - 1100
• Main Authors: Gongidi, Preetam, Bellah, Richard D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.08.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Abdominal Pain - diagnostic imaging; Appendicitis; Appendicitis - diagnostic imaging; Appendix; Appendix - anatomy & histology; Appendix - diagnostic imaging; Child; Child, Preschool; Children; Compression; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Image acquisition; Imaging; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neuroradiology; Nuclear Medicine; Oncology; Optimization; Pain; Pediatric Ultrasound; Pediatrics; Radiology; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonography - methods; Ultrasound; Appendicitis; Perforation; Children; Normal; Reporting; Ultrasound; Appendix

Appendicitis is the most common pediatric surgical emergency. Ultrasound (US) receives the highest appropriate rating scale in children with right lower quadrant pain suspected to have appendicitis. The US exam of the appendix has improved since Puylaert pioneered the technique of graded compression...