Rapid evaluation of an inguinal mass in a female infant using point-of-care ultrasound.
A 35-day-old female infant presents to the pediatric emergency department with increased crying and persistent fullness in the right groin. On examination, the infant was noted to have increased fullness and a nonreducible mass in the right mons pubis. Point-of-care ultrasound was used to help diagnose an incarcerated ovary, allowing for expedited care while waiting for confirmatory imaging. The infant underwent surgery with salvage of the ovary.
From the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY.
Lindsey
L
Tilt
David O
DO
Kessler
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010053:Ovary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color