Surgeon-performed ultrasound for diagnosis of pyloric stenosis is accurate, reproducible, and clinically valuable

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 169-172

  McVay, Marcene R ^a   Copeland, Daniel R ^a   McMahon, Lisa E ^a   Cosper, Graham H ^a   McCallie, Theresa G ^a   Kokoska, Evan R ^a   Jackson, Richard J ^a   Smith, Samuel D ^a  

^a ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Pyloric stenosis; Surgeon performed ultrasound; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLORUS STENOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESIDENT; SURGEON; ULTRASOUND;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYLORIC STENOSIS, HYPERTROPHIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 58149514115     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.10.028     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Hermanz-Schulman M. Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Radiology 227 (2003) 319-331
2. Hermanz-Schulman M., Sells L.L., Ambrosino M.M., et al. Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in the infant without a palpable olive: accuracy of sonographic diagnosis. Radiology 193 (1994) 771-776
3. Boneti C., McVay M.R., Kokoska E.R., et al. Ultrasound as a diagnostic tool used by surgeons in pyloric stenosis. J Pediatr Surg 43 (2008) 87-91
4. Macdessi J., and Oates R.K. Clinical diagnosis of pyloric stenosis: a declining art. BMJ 306 (1993) 553-555