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Pediatric ultrasonography of the pancreas: normal and abnormal findings

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The pancreas is easily investigated in children thanks to the relative lack of fat tissue and the large left hepatic lobe with an optimal acoustic window. The use of high… Click to show full abstract

The pancreas is easily investigated in children thanks to the relative lack of fat tissue and the large left hepatic lobe with an optimal acoustic window. The use of high frequency, even linear transducers, usually results in detailed images of all pancreatic areas. A wide spectrum of pancreatic pathologic conditions can be identified and monitored at ultrasound although they are relatively uncommon during childhood compared to the adult. In this paper we briefly review the anatomy, technique, and sonographic aspects of normal and pathological pediatric pancreas.SommarioLo studio ecografico del pancreas in età pediatrica è molto performante grazie alla scarsa presenza di tessuto adiposo sottocutaneo e all’ipertrofia della piccola ala epatica che fornisce una ottimale finestra acustica. L’utilizzo di sonde ad alta frequenza, spesso con il ricorso a trasduttori lineari, consente di ottenere un buon dettaglio anatomico di tutta la regione pancreatica. Diverse sono le patologie che interessano il pancreas in questa fascia di età e che possono essere identificate e monitorizzate con l’indagine ecografica sebbene siano relativamente poco comuni rispetto all’adulto. In questo articolo descriviamo l’anatomia, la tecnica di indagine e gli aspetti ecografici normali e patologici della ghiandola pancreatica in età pediatrica.

Keywords: normal abnormal; ultrasonography pancreas; pancreas normal; anatomy; abnormal findings; pediatric ultrasonography

Journal Title: Journal of Ultrasound
Year Published: 2018

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