title: Diagnosis of Cystic Teratoma Facilitated by Point-of-Care Ultrasonography.
abstract: Abdominal pain and constipation are common chief complaints in the pediatric emergency department. We present a case of a child with pain, abdominal distention, and constipation ultimately diagnosed with an ovarian teratoma and the role of point-of-care ultrasonography in the evaluation.
authors.affiliation: From the Divisions of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: Kimberly Bogard
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Horner
authors.forename: Jennifer R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Marin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000070316:Pediatric Emergency Medicine; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography