Point-of-care ultrasound identification of pneumatosis intestinalis in pediatric abdominal pain: a case report
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) aler...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2017-01-01
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Series: | Critical Ultrasound Journal |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13089-017-0057-0 |