TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Abdominal Trauma and Other Intra-Abdominal Emergencies A1 - Wells, Robert G. PY - 2015 T2 - Diagnostic Imaging of Infants and Children AB - Acute abdominal pain is one of the most frequent presentations of children visiting emergency departments or outpatient clinics. The differential diagnosis is extensive (Table 40-1). The clinical and radiographic findings are often nonspecific. Appendicitis, gastroenteritis, constipation, trauma, pneumonia, sepsis, toxic ingestion, and hemolytic uremic syndrome are among the conditions that can produce acute abdominal pain in children of all ages. The possibility of Hirschsprung disease, intussusception, and volvulus must be considered in infants with clinical indications of acute abdominal pathology. Intussusception can also occur in preschool children. In older children, testicular torsion and inflammatory bowel disease enter the differential diagnosis. The possibility of tuboovarian disease or ectopic pregnancy needs to be considered in adolescent girls. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1148946408 ER -