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Pediatric GI tract Flashcards

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What measurement is classified as gastric wall thickening?

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5-15mm

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What population is most affected by hypertrophic pyloric stenosis?

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Males aged 2-10 weeks

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What are the signs and symptoms of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis?

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  1. Non-bilious projectile vomiting (obstruction occurs before bile duct)
  2. Dehydration
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What are the two main SF of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis?

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  1. Lack of fluid passing through pylorus

TRV - donut sign
SAG - cervix sign

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A pyloric stenosis can be diagnosed with what measurements?

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Channel length: >1.6cm
Muscle thickness: > or = 3mm

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What is the “antral nipple sign”?

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Prolapsed pyloric channel mucosa into the gastric antrum - is seen in hypertrophic pyloric stenosis

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What structure will be NORMAL in patients with pyloric stenosis?

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Stomach

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What is the term for a thickened stomach wall?

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Antritis

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What is the type of surgery seen with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis?

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Pyloromyotomy - pyloric muscle split down to the mucosa

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SF of pylorospasm

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  1. TRANSIENT thickening of pyloric canal
  2. Muscle is not hypertrophied
  3. Delayed passage of stomach contents
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What are the 3 types of Bezoar and what do they contain?

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  1. Lactobazoar - Insipissated milk (most common)
  2. Phytobezoar - poorly digested plant material
  3. Trichobezoar - Ingested hair
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What are the signs and symptoms of bezoar?

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  1. Early satiety
  2. Poor weight gain
  3. Vomiting
  4. Anorexia
  5. Bloating
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Normal appearance of the appendix?

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  1. Blind-ending structure
  2. NO peristalsis
  3. Less than 6mm
  4. Compressible
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What is the most common condition requiring emergency surgery in children?

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Appendicitis

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15
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Where is an inflamed appendix usually visualized?

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Base of the cecal tip during max compression

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What type of appendix placement will need an EV?

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Retrocecal

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SF of appendicities

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  1. Tubular, non-compressible, blind-ending
  2. Target appearance (hypoechoic muscular wall with echogenic submucosal layer)
  3. > 6mm
  4. Free-fluid adjacent to appendix
  5. Echogenic fat in peri-appendiceal area
  6. Hyperemic
  7. Enlarged surrounding lymph nodes
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What is a common appendicitis complication?

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Perforation

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What three groups are mucoceles classified into?

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  1. Focal or diffuse hyperplasia
  2. Mucinous cystadenoma
  3. Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma
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What is the cause of a pseudomyxoma peritonei?

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Ruptured mucocele

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What is the most common cause of obstructive bowel disease in early childhood?

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Intussusception

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What is the most common population to acquire intussusception?

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Males aged 1-3

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What is the most common type of intussusception?

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Ileocolic

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Signs and symptoms of intussusception?

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  1. Intermittent colicky abdominal pain
  2. Bloody stool
  3. Distention
  4. Vomiting
  5. Possible palpable abdominal mass
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What are the SF of intussusception?

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TRV - target or donut sign - hypoechoic outer portion with an echogenic center

SAG - pseudokidney sign

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26
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Treatment for what pathology uses hydrostatic pressure under ultrasound guidance?

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Intussusception

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What are the three main complications of intussusception?

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  1. Bowel obstruction
  2. Perforation/peritonitis
  3. Vascular compromise
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What is the cause of malrotation?

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Congenital - a result of malrotation of the gut

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Malrotation predisposes patients to what 2 other pathologies?

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  1. Midgut volvulus
  2. Internal hernias
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Signs and symptoms of malrotation?

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  1. Bilious vomiting
  2. Abdominal pain
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SF of malrotation?

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SMA/SMV reversal

32
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T or F? The SMA is normally seen to the right of the SMV?

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FALSE: this is malrotation

33
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Volvulus is a complication of what?

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Malrotation - when the SMV wraps around SMA

34
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Volvulus occurs when?

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The bowel twists on itself and causes an obstruction

35
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Why is volvulus a surgical emergency?

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The twisted bowel could become ischemic

36
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SF of volvulus?

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  1. “Whirlpool” sign (result of the mesentery and SMV wrapped around the SMA)
  2. Inverted SMV / SMA - malrotation
  3. Thickened echogenic bowel wall
37
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What is another name for Hirschsprung disease?

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Aganglionic megacolon

38
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What produces a functional obstruction in hirschsprung disease?

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Aganglionic segment of the bowel remains in spasm

39
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SF of the bowel in Hirschsprung disease?

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  1. Hugely dilated bowel
  2. Lack of peristalsis
40
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What is the most commonly affected portion in hirschsprung disease?

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rectosigmoid colon

41
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T or F? Hirschsprung disease can be diagnosed in utero?

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TRUE - Dilated bowel

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Signs and symptoms of hirschsprung disease?

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  1. Abdominal distention
  2. Vomiting
  3. Constipation
43
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What is the most common congenital anomaly of the small intestine?

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Meckel diverticulum - affects ileum

44
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Meckel diverticulum is an incomplete obliteration of?

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The vitelline duct, which causes an outpouching of the small intestine (ileum)

45
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1 year old male presents with painless rectal bleeding, what could be a likely cause?

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Meckel diverticulum

46
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SF of meckel diverticulum?

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  1. Blind-ending peristaltic loop connected to the small bowel
  2. Fluid filled pouch
  3. Hyperemia if infected
47
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What may act as a lead point for intussusception?

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  1. Meckel diverticulum
  2. Enteric duplication cyst
  3. Intestinal polyps
  4. Intramural
  5. Hematoma
  6. Small bowel mass
48
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Where are enteric duplication cysts usually found?

49
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T or F? Enteric duplication cysts communicate with the bowel?

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FASLE - they are located on the inner border of the mesentery along the ileum but DO NOT communicate with the bowel

50
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SF of enteric duplication cysts?

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  1. Well-defined, round, cystic mass
  2. Hypoechoic muscular rim (outer) with hyperechoic inner rim
51
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What are the two main complications of enteric duplication cysts?

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  1. Intussusception - lead point
  2. Pancreatitis - if near ampulla of vater
52
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What is the normal thickness of the small bowel wall?

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Less than or equal to 2mm

53
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What bowel abnormalities are more common with Down’s syndrome?

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  1. Hirschsprung disease
  2. Duodenal atresia
54
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What is the most common cause of obstruction in the small bowel?

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Jejunal and ileal atresia’s

55
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What 4 abnormalities are associated with jejunal and ileal atresia?

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  1. Midgut malrotation
  2. Gastroschisis
  3. Duodenal atresia
  4. Tracheoesophageal fistula
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Patient presents with bilious vomiting and failure to pass meconium. Upon imaging, you see dilated small bowel with active peristalsis. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Ileal or jejunal atresia

57
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What is meconium ileus?

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Abnormally thickened meconium in the distal small bowel causes obstruction so the baby can’t poop

58
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What abnormality is commonly associated with meconium ileus?

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Cystic fibrosis

59
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SF of meconium ileus?

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  1. Echogenic bowel contents
  2. Dilated bowel loops
  3. Decreased peristalsis
60
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What does NEC stand for?

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Necrotizing enterocolitis

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What population is NEC most common in?

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Premature infants

62
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What is NEC?

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Bowel undergoes necrosis due to ischemia from hypoxia and infection

63
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Signs and symptoms of NEC?

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  1. Distended abdomen
  2. Vomiting
  3. Blood in stool
  4. Irritability
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SF of NEC?

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  1. Thick walled fluid filled bowel loops
  2. Pneumatosis intestinalis
  3. Portal vein gas
  4. Pneumoperitoneum
  5. Hyperemia(initially)
  6. Ascites
65
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What is the most common inflammatory disease of the small bowel?

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Chron’s disease

66
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What portion of the small bowel is mostly affected by chron’s?

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Terminal ileum and proximal colon

67
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At what age does chron’s present?

68
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Signs and symptoms of chron’s?

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  1. Abdominal pain
  2. Diarrhea
  3. Fever
  4. Weight loss
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SF of chron’s?

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  1. Thickened bowel walls (>2.5-3mm)
  2. Decreased peristalsis
  3. Increased vascularity
  4. Echogenic fat surrounding bowel loops
  5. Enlarged lymph nodes
  6. Possible inflamed appendix
70
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What does TRD stand for?

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Transverse rectal diameter

71
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What TRD is suggestive of constipation/fecal impaction?

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> 2.7-3.8 cm

72
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What is the most common malignant mass of the small bowel?

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Lymphoma - m/c Non-hodgkin

73
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What portion of the bowel is most commonly affected by a lymphoma?

74
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SF of bowel lymphoma?

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  1. Hypoechoic bowel wall thickening or focal hypoechoic/complex mass with areas of necrosis
  2. Bowel lumen may be narrowed
  3. Potential splenomegaly
  4. Enlarged retroperitoneal and mesenteric lymph nodes
75
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Signs and symptoms of small bowel lymphoma?

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  1. Palpable abdominal mass
  2. Abdominal pain
  3. Vomiting
76
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Whirlpool sign is associated with what pathology?

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Midgut volvulus

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