RT Book, Section
A1 Stafman, Laura L.
A1 Beierle, Elizabeth A.
A2 Kline, Mark W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182907377
T1 Abdominal Masses
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259588594
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182907377
RD 2024/04/24
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.