Surprising Stones in a Child With Abdominal Pain: A <scp>POCUS</scp> Case Report
Abdominal pain is a common presenting complaint in the pediatric emergency department. Here, we present a three-year-old boy with acute on chronic abdominal pain found on point of care ultrasound (POCUS) to have cholelithiasis in a choledochal cyst on POCUS. This is the first case of a choledochal cyst on POCUS in the medical literature, and led to early and definitive treatment. This case highlights the potential utility of POCUS as a diagnostic tool in all cases of pediatric abdominal pain, emphasizing its role in early detection and intervention.
Authors
- Rivka Katz
- Eric Scheier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3250-9349)
Institutions
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem (IL)
- Kaplan Medical Center (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Ultrasound
- Published
- 2025-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jcu.70152
- Primary Topic
- Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00