PERITONEAL-FLUID IN CHILDREN WITH INTUSSUSCEPTION - ITS SONOGRAPHIC DETECTION AND RELATIONSHIP TO SUCCESSFUL REDUCTION

Authors
FEINSTEIN KA MYERS M FERNBACH SK BHISITKUL DM
Citation
Ka. Feinstein et al., PERITONEAL-FLUID IN CHILDREN WITH INTUSSUSCEPTION - ITS SONOGRAPHIC DETECTION AND RELATIONSHIP TO SUCCESSFUL REDUCTION, Abdominal imaging, 18(3), 1993, pp. 277-279
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology","Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Abdominal imaging → ACNP
ISSN journal
09428925
Volume
18
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
277 - 279
Database
ISI
SICI code
0942-8925(1993)18:3<277:PICWI->2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
A retrospective review of the abdominal/pelvic ultrasound (US) examina tions in 21 consecutive children with intussusception proven on barium enema was performed to determine what is the incidence of US detected peritoneal fluid in this population and to see if the rate of reducti on was different in this subset. Twelve of the 21 children (57%) had f ree fluid demonstrated with US. Eight of these 12 (67%) had successful reduction. Six of the nine children (67%) without free fluid were als o successfully reduced.