Circular right upper quadrant mass, not intussusception.
Point-of-care ultrasound is fast becoming a routine diagnostic tool in the pediatric emergency department, including in resource-limited settings. We describe a case where a patient was initially diagnosed with intussusception and admitted to a hospital. While serving as a patient model for a point-of-care ultrasound course, he was found to have a liver abscess. We discuss the manner in which the ultrasound study for ileocolic intussusception is performed and potential mimickers of ileocolic intussusception.
From the *Department of Emergency Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY; †Departments of Pediatrics and ‡Pediatric Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India; §Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY; and ∥Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
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D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007443:Intussusception / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D014463:Ultrasonography