TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Abdominal Masses A1 - Stafman, Laura L. A1 - Beierle, Elizabeth A. A2 - Kline, Mark W. PY - 2018 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e AB - Abdominal masses in infants and children are most commonly incidental in nature and discovered by palpation by a family member or physician. Some abdominal masses are diagnosed by prenatal sonography. Although the majority of these masses are benign and represent organomegaly, there are serious and life-threatening diagnoses that require prompt diagnosis and treatment. The underlying causes of abdominal masses in the pediatric population include vascular, infectious, inflammatory, neoplastic, and congenital. Table 383-1 lists possible diagnoses by location of origin and age group. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182907377 ER -