title: [Routine sonography as a screening method for occult abdominal diseases in children].
abstract: At the department of pediatric surgery of the University of Mainz each child was routinely sonographically examined between September 1981 and April 1982. 582 children were examined. Pathological findings were detected in 4.8% of all cases, leading to a change in operative treatment in 45.4%. To determine more precisely the diagnosis of a disease in children undergoing surgery, routinely sonographically examination are recommended as screening method.
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014646:Varicocele / Q000175:diagnosis
vernacular_title: Die Routine-Sonographie als Screening-Methode okkulter Abdominalerkrankungen bei Kindern.