title: Sonographic features of a juvenile polyp: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Juvenile polyps are a rare form of gastrointestinal polyps and are generally diagnosed by colonoscopy or barium enema. In this article, we describe the case of a 3-year-old girl with a large juvenile polyp that was diagnosed by abdominal ultrasound. Ultrasound examination is necessary for children who pass dark red bloody stools either with or without abdominal pain. In addition, mechanical bowel preparation before ultrasonic testing is helpful to enable the detection of intraluminal lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasound, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China.
authors.forename: Xinlu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China.
authors.forename: Changjun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasound, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China.
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasound, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoguang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasound, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China. Electronic address: jiacj@sj-hospital.org.
authors.forename: Tiemei
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasound, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China.
authors.forename: Weidong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ren
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D004733:Enema; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler
keywords: Color Doppler; Juvenile polyp; Ultrasound