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World J Radiol. Jul 28, 2016; 8(7): 656-667
Published online Jul 28, 2016. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v8.i7.656
Abdominal ultrasonography of the pediatric gastrointestinal tract
Heather I Gale, Michael S Gee, Sjirk J Westra, Katherine Nimkin
Heather I Gale, Michael S Gee, Sjirk J Westra, Katherine Nimkin, Department of Radiology, Division of Pediatric Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, United States
Author contributions: All authors equally contributed to this paper with conception and design of the study, literature review and analysis, drafting and critical revision and editing, and final approval of the final version.
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Correspondence to: Katherine Nimkin, MD, Department of Radiology, Division of Pediatric Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Ellison 237, Boston, MA 02114, United States. knimkin@partners.org
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Received: January 22, 2016
Peer-review started: January 23, 2016
First decision: March 24, 2016
Revised: April 11, 2016
Accepted: June 1, 2016
Article in press: June 3, 2016
Published online: July 28, 2016
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Core tip: Ultrasound is increasingly utilized to evaluate gastrointestinal disorders in children. Recent improvements in ultrasound technique allow detailed evaluation of bowel pathology. We present a comprehensive review of bowel pathology in children with emphasis on ultrasonographic technique and findings. This review will describe the variety of sonographic techniques available to optimize assessment of bowel disease and sonographic features of normal bowel will be described. Common and uncommon disorders of bowel in children will include congenital, acquired, inflammatory and neoplastic processes.