Pediatric GI Flashcards
kids who get NEC
preterm, term infants with CHD, immunosuppression, umbilical venous catheter
XR findings
EARLY: bowel thickening, fixed distension on serial exams
LATE: pneumatosis, portal venous gas, pneumoperitoneum
NEC common location
iluem, RLQ right colon
Football sign
pneumoperitoneum, air outlining falciform ligament
Delayed complication of NEC
stricture
progressive projectile nonbilious emesis in firstborn males
HPS; 3x less common in females
Common age for HPS
2-12 weeks old
Caterpillar sign
undulating contour of gastric wall peristalsing against pylorus on XR
US criteria for HPS
wall thickness > 4 mm (echogenic mucosa to serosa) and channel lenght >16; 3.14; no feeds passing through pylorus
treatment for HPS
pyloroplasty, electrolyte replacement
Ddx for HPS
pylorospasm
Appendicitis findings
> 6 mm swolleng incompressible blind-ending tubular structure in RLQ; possible echogenic appendiclolith
Neonatal bilious emesis
midgut volvulus; nonobstructive gastroenteritis
age of presentation for malrotation
75% within first month of life; 90% symptomatic within one year
normal embryologic development of bowel rotation
270 counterclockwise around SMA; retroperitoneal course of duodenum; occurs 5-11th weeks
most important anatomy to show on upper GI
C sweep of duodenum and duodenojejunal junction; left of the left sided pedicle of the duodenal bulb (L1)
double bubble sign
duodenal obstruction; stomach and duodenal gas bubbles
corkscrew appearance of bowel
twisted bowel seen in midgut volvulus
Sublte findings associated with midgut volvulus
DJJ inferior to duodenal bulb, left of pedicle; cecum midline or in LLQ; inversion of SMA/SMV; whirlpool sign of mesenteric vessels
treatment of malrotation with volvulus
Ladd procedure; volvulus reduction, resection of necrotic bowel, lysis of Laddbands
most common location for intussusception
ileocolic location
typical presentation of intussusception
colicky abdominal pain; current jelly stol, palpable RLQ mass
types of intussusception
idiopathic from lymphoid tissue after viral infection; pathologic lead point (intestinal polyp, Mckel, lymphoma)
target or pseudokidney sign
intussuception
Differential for intussusception
intussusception, colitis, intramural hematoma, HSP/trauma
treatment for intussusception
air vs contrast enema; air up to 120 mmHg; successful flush of air into small bowel; up to 3 attempts up to 3 minutes each.
Contraindications to pneumatic reduction
free air, peritoneal signs, septic shock
Esophageal atresia is associated with?
TEF
VACTERL stands for
Vertebral, anal atresia, cardiac, TEF, renal anomalieis, limb (radial ray) anomalies
Most common type of TEF
Type A; NG tube terminating in mid esophagus with air filled bowel from distal TEF
Fetal suspicion for TEF
polyhydramnios and lack of visualization of stomach
TEF associations
VACTERL, bronchus suis, tracheomalacia
obstruction of distal stomach
gastric atresia
cause for nonbilious vomiting that dos not get progressively worse
gastric atresia; HPS gets progressively worse; nonobstructive antral web
Single bubble sign
gastric atresia
Imaging of choice with bowel obstruction
XR, upper GI for proximal obstruction, lower GI/contrast enema for distal obstruction
Windsock deformity
Duodenal web, symptomatic when child begins to eat solid food
Double bubble sign
duodenal atresia, may also suggest midgut, annular pancreas, duodenal stenosis/web
Associations with duodenal atresia
Down syndrome, VACTERL, shunt vascularity cardiac lesions, malrotation, annular pancreas
Triple bubble sign
proximal jejunal atresia