title: Ultrasound in newborns and children suffering from non-traumatic acute abdominal pain: imaging with clinical and surgical correlation.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to review ultrasonographic appearance of the most common causes of non-traumatic acute abdominal pain in pediatric patients and to understand the applications and limitations of this technique giving a practical approach showing different clinical cases. A pictorial review of cases was made presenting the most common causes of neonatal and pediatric non-traumatic acute abdominal pain; sonographic features are discussed. Ultrasound in conjunction with Color Doppler imaging is a valuable tool in the evaluation of neonatal and pediatric non-traumatic acute abdominal pain; causes of acute abdomen in children could vary depending on the ages of the children.
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa Diagnostica per Immagini nel DEA e per le Urgenze, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Camillo-Forlanini, Circonvallazione Gianicolense 87, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Vincenza
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: di Giacomo
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa Diagnostica per Immagini nel DEA e per le Urgenze, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Camillo-Forlanini, Circonvallazione Gianicolense 87, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Margherita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trinci
authors.affiliation: IRCCS Foundation, San Matteo Medical Center, Institute of Radiology, University of Pavia, Viale Golgi, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: van der Byl
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Surgery and Urology Unit, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Circonvallazione Gianicolense 87, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Vincenzo Davide
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Catania
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Surgery and Urology Unit, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Circonvallazione Gianicolense 87, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Calisti
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa Diagnostica per Immagini nel DEA e per le Urgenze, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Camillo-Forlanini, Circonvallazione Gianicolense 87, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Miele
keywords: Appendicitis; Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis; Intestinal intussusception; Paediatric abdominal pain; Ultrasound