کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4175381 1276187 2012 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Pitfalls in a Sonographic Diagnosis of Liver Abscess in Children
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی پریناتولوژی (پزشکی مادر و جنین)، طب اطفال و بهداشت کودک
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Pitfalls in a Sonographic Diagnosis of Liver Abscess in Children
چکیده انگلیسی

BackgroundThe purpose of this article is to identify the pitfalls of sonography in the diagnosis of liver abscesses, hematomas, and hepatic tumors, which appear similar and therefore are difficult to differentiate from each other.MethodsCases were collected at the China Medical University Hospital between January 2008 and January 2010. Liver abscesses were initially diagnosed by sonograph in selected patients who were younger than 18 years.ResultsThere were 15 patients in whom a liver mass was diagnosed by ultrasound, but 6 of them were excluded from further study because of failure to meet any of the screening criteria. Nine patients with a mean age of 11.3 years (range 5-17 years) were initially suspected to have liver abscesses by ultrasound and were enrolled in the study. These nine patients were identified as follows: five with liver abscess, one with liver hematoma, one with hepatic lymphoma, one with perihepatic abscess, and one with undifferentiated liver sarcoma. Ultrasonography alone was sufficient for diagnosis in five patients. Four patients required abdominal CT scanning to confirm final diagnosis.ConclusionDifferent liver lesions may present sonographic images similar to those of liver abscesses. Therefore, it is suggested that patients in whom liver abscesses were diagnosed by ultrasound undergo further evaluation if the clinical condition is less likely.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Pediatrics & Neonatology - Volume 53, Issue 2, April 2012, Pages 98–104
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