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Assessment of abdominal pain in children
Necrotic appendix
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Abdominal x-ray demonstrating double bubble gas pattern consistent with duodenal atresia
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CT scan demonstrating intra-abdominal abscess consistent with perforated appendix
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Abdominal x-ray of a young boy with acute, severe abdominal pain, demonstrating stool throughout the colon and rectum
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Abdominal x-ray with opacities in the RUQ consistent with gallstones
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Intraoperative photo of large splenic cyst
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Contrast enema demonstrating ileocolic intussusception (black arrow)
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Gallbladder ultrasound demonstrating cholelithiasis with characteristic shadowing
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Infant boy with swollen, tender, and erythematous left testicle. The testicle is retracted consistent with testicular torsion
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Abdominal x-ray of a neonate with abnormal stooling pattern and constipation. The dilated transverse and descending colon is suggestive of Hirschsprung's disease
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CT scan demonstrating fluid-filled cyst within the spleen
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Young boy with right testicular pain. The testicle is swollen, tender, and erythematous as a result of torsion of the appendix testes. The clinical signs and symptoms mimic those of testicular torsion
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Intraoperative photo of Meckel's diverticulum
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Intraoperative photo of ovarian mass that presented as ovarian torsion
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Intussusception: blood vessels become trapped between layers of intestine, leading to reduced blood supply, oedema, strangulation of bowel, and gangrene. Sepsis, shock, and death may eventually occur
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Upper GI contrast study demonstrating malrotation with volvulus. The duodenum fails to develop the normal anatomical C-loop. There is failure of contrast to pass, resulting in a characteristic bird beak consistent with acute mid-gut volvulus
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CT scan of teenage girl presenting with mid-epigastric abdominal pain as a result of gallstone pancreatitis. The large fluid collection in the pancreatic bed (white arrow) and lack of pancreatic enhancement suggest liquefactive necrosis of the pancreas
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CT scan of a young girl presenting with ovarian torsion. The large pelvic cystic lesion contains calcifications (white arrow) consistent with a teratoma or dermoid cyst
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CT scan demonstrating faecalith (white arrow) outside the lumen of the appendix consistent with perforated appendix
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Infant with right groin bulge consistent with incarcerated inguinal hernia. The lack of overlying skin oedema and erythema does not rule out strangulation of the small intestine
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Torsion of an appendix testis resulting in acute infarction
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Videos
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