Teaching Points (Acute non-traumatic abdominal pain)
- The imaging modality of choice is dependant on the clinical history and examination, as well as the most likely differential diagnosis with the age of the child in mind.
- Infants with vomiting – consideration should be given to a bowel obstruction or hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. In the first case plain radiography/contrast enhanced upper GI study is indicated. In HPS an ultrasound is recommended.
- In older infants, intussusception should be considered. Ultrasonography is the imaging modality of choice
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