Study of Value of Abdominal Sonography in Diagnosis of GIT Disorders in children | ||
| Al-Azhar Journal of Pediatrics | ||
| Volume 28, Issue 3, July 2025, Pages 4678-4694 PDF (1.13 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/azjp.2025.442084 | ||
| Author | ||
| Hosny M. A. El-Masry, Mohammed Fawzy Fouad , Tarek M. M. Mansour, Ahmed Shaaban Elwan | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Ultrasound is an ideal imaging modality in the pediatric population because it is a real-time, non-invasive, relatively low cost examination without ionizing radiation that requires no sedation. Aim of the work: to evaluate the usefulness of abdominal ultrasonography (US) in diagnosis of GIT diseases in children. patient and methods: The study was Prospective observational study carried out on 80 Egyptian children aged from 2 years to 18 years old 60 males and 20 females with symptoms related to GIT disorders who attended outpatient Clinic and ER of pediatrics department, Between1st March 2021 and 30th November 2021, all patient were subjected to history taking ,complete abdominal examination, abdominal aultrasound and other examination CT abdomen ,barium enema, X ray ,endoscopy ,and viral markers were done in some patients when indicated. Result: Ultrasonographic examination revealed diagnosis of suspected acute hepatitis in 12 patients (15%), suspected acute pancreatitis in 3 patients (3.8%), suspected appendicitis in 7 patients (8.8%), Budd-Chiari syndrome in 2 patients (2.5%), colonic polyps in 3 patients (3.8%), IBD in 5 patients (6.3%), Inguinal hernia in 6 patients (7.5%), Intussesption in 8 patients (10%), peptic ulcer in 2 patients (2.5%), pyloric stenosis in 3 patients (3.8%), volvulus in 6 patients (7.5%), Hirsch sprung in 4 patient(5%), while it was normal in 19 patients (23.8%). Conclusion: Ultrasound was proven to have a major role in diagnosis of bowel disorders in children; especially that it is considered a safe procedure that does not cause ionizing radiation exposure. Also, it helps rapid diagnosis without the need for prolonged special preparation. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Ultrasound; bowel diseases; pediatrics | ||
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