James V, Warier A, Lee KP, Ong GYK. Point-of-care ultrasound identification of pneumatosis intestinalis in pediatric abdominal pain: a case report.
Crit Ultrasound J 2017;
9:2. [PMID:
28105581 PMCID:
PMC5247383 DOI:
10.1186/s13089-017-0057-0]
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Abstract
We describe a case report of an infant with intussusception who presented to a pediatric emergency department with diarrhea and increased irritability. Pneumatosis intestinalis (intra-mural air) detected on point-of-care ultrasonography (but not apparent on plain abdominal radiographs) alerted the emergency physicians towards the severity of disease process.
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