Diagnostic Utility of Ultrasonography for Duodenal Ulcers in Pediatric Cases in Japan

Diagnostic Utility of Ultrasonography for Duodenal Ulcers in Pediatric Cases in Japan

Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic utility of wall hypertrophy of the duodenal bulb with a hyperechoic lumen, designated as the “HH sign,” using ultrasound sonography (US) in pediatric duodenal ulcer (DU) patients.Study design: We performed a US for five pediatric subjects diagnosed with DU by up...

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Main Authors: Yasufumi Sakata, Hiroki Yasudo, Masashi Uchida, Mitsuru Saito, Yoshihiro Azuma, Shunji Hasegawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
upper gastroscopy
Helicobacter pylori
fecal occult blood test
computed tomography
antiulcer drug
HH sign
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2019.00547/full

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