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Small Bowel Thickening

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Gastrointestinal Tract Sonography in Fetuses and Children

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology ((Med Radiol Diagn Imaging))

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The clinical presentation of small bowel diseases is often non-specific. The symptoms commonly include crampy abdominal pain, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, fever, anorexia, weight loss and growth failure. They may mimic a surgical condition such as appendicitis or intussusception. Accurate diagnosis is essential to ensure adequate management, particularly in patients with acute or prolonged disease and in immunocompromised hosts.

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Baud, C. (2008). Small Bowel Thickening. In: Gastrointestinal Tract Sonography in Fetuses and Children. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68917-1_5

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