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Radiology of the Stomach in Infants and Children

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Esophageal and Gastric Disorders in Infancy and Childhood

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Imaging the stomach in infants and children requires techniques which are age- and patient condition-specific. Radiography, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, plain radiography, and scintigraphy are the primary modalities for imaging the pediatric stomach, while computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) typically play complimentary roles. Imaging is useful in the workup of congenital, developmental, iatrogenic, inflammatory, neoplastic, emergent, and postoperative stomach conditions in children.

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Abbreviations

99Tcm:

Technetium 99m

cm:

Centimeters

CT:

Computed tomography

GE junction:

Gastroesophageal junction

GIST:

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor

HSP:

Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis

mm:

Millimeters

MRI:

Magnetic resonance imaging

PET:

Positron emission tomography

UGI:

Fluoroscopic upper gastrointestinal series

US:

Ultrasound

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 292 Mayo, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA

    Tara L. Holm MD & Charles A. Dietz Jr. MD

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  1. Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

    Holger Till

  2. Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Paediatric Gastroenterology Centre, Sheffield, United Kingdom

    Mike Thomson

  3. Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

    John E. Foker

  4. Department Surgery, University of Missouri, Kansas City Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

    George W. Holcomb III

  5. University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA

    Khalid M. Khan

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Holm, T.L., Dietz, C.A. (2017). Radiology of the Stomach in Infants and Children. In: Till, H., Thomson, M., Foker, J., Holcomb III, G., Khan, K. (eds) Esophageal and Gastric Disorders in Infancy and Childhood. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11202-7_113

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