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Appendicitis Appendicitis can be reliably confirmed or excluded in paediatric patients using graded compression ultrasound. A transverse diameter > 6 mm is usually diagnostic in a non-compressible appendix. David Davies-Payne 13 May 2003 Causes of Small Bowel Obstruction in a Child List of the common causes of SBO in children. David Davies-Payne 16 May 2003 Cystic Abdominal Masses in a Neonate List of causes of cystic abdominal masses in infants. David Davies-Payne 16 May 2003 Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip These images show a normal pediatric hip and varying grades of the coronal flexion view at approximately 6 weeks of age. Wes Cormick 29 August 2003 Fibromatosis colli Fibromatosis colli is the most common cause of a neck lump in a neonate and is readily demonstrable on ultrasound. Mark Stieler 19 August 2003 Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis An acquired disease of early infancy, typically presenting at week 6 with non-bilious projectile vomiting +/- epigastric mass. US is the diagnostic test of choice. Idiopathic, due to overgrowth of the muscularis layer of the pyloric canal, which leads to g... David Davies-Payne 08 May 2003 Intraventicular haemorrhage (IVH) Intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) is the most common pathology seen in the premature infant (less than 32 weeks). These are also referred to as germinal matrix haemmorhages. IVH has an occurence of 40% in premature infants weighing less than 1500g or less th... Michelle Pedretti 07 April 2004 Intussusception Surgical emergency in children where the bowel telescopically 'swallows' itself. Ultrasound has 98-100% sensitivity and 88-100% specificity, even with inexperienced operators. Majority are primary, with no lead point. 5% are secondary to a lead point. In... David Davies-Payne 19 May 2003 Subarachnoid Collections More commonly seen in the premature infant. It is often related to asphyxia and trauma. This may also be related to communicating hydrocephalus Michelle Pedretti 07 April 2004 Subdural Collections Unlike subarachnoid collections, these are more common in the full term infant. Michelle Pedretti 07 April 2004
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