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

Abstract 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) aler...

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Main Authors: Vigil James, Aswin Warier, Khai Pin Lee, Gene Yong-Kwang Ong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-01-01
Series:Critical Ultrasound Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13089-017-0057-0