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Point-of-care ultrasound identification of pneumatosis intestinalis in pediatric abdominal pain: a case report

We describe a case report of an infant with intussusception who presented to a pediatric emergency department with diarrhea and increased irritability. Pneumatosis intestinalis (intra-mural air) detected on point-of-care ultrasonography (but not apparent on plain abdominal radiographs) alerted the e...

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Autores principales: James, Vigil, Warier, Aswin, Lee, Khai Pin, Ong, Gene Yong-Kwang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Milan 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5247383/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28105581
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13089-017-0057-0