Diagnostic Performance of Ultrasonography for Detecting Intra‐Abdominal Free Air in Pediatric Patients With Acute Abdomen at a Pediatric Emergency Care Unit
Ultrasonography has satisfactory diagnostic accuracy for detecting intra-abdominal free air in pediatric patients with acute abdomen, but not all cases are detected. Examiners and physicians should consider further examinations and management for these patients.
Authors
- Itaru Iwama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8677-8195)
- Yutaka Tanami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8888-6886)
- Kyoichi Deie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0446-047X)
- Takahiro Hosokawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9523-4077)
- Eiji Oguma
- Ryusuke Nambu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7206-7111)
- Yumiko Sato
- Hiroshi Kawashima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5090-7976)
Institutions
- Saitama Children's Medical Center (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jum.70032
- Primary Topic
- Abdominal Surgery and Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00