The Gastrointestinal Tract (Paeds) Flashcards
What is the normal measurement for the paeds gastric wall?
2.5 - 3.5mm
What is the measurement for gastric wall thickening in paeds?
5-15mm
Pyloric Stenosis is most common in which population?
First born male infants between 2-10 wks of age
What are the signs of symptoms of Pyloric Stenosis?
Projectile vomiting, dehydration, failure to thrive, palpation of an olive-sized mass at the epigastrium
What are the sonographic appearances for Pyloric Stenosis?
Short axis: donut/bagel sign
Longitudinal axis: cervix sign
Length of the antrum to the distal end of the channel is greater than 16mm
Muscle thickness is GREATER THAN or EQUAL TO 3mm.
Stomach is typically not empty, even if pt has been fasting
What is a bezoar?
Undigested material causing gastric or intestinal obstruction
What are the 3 types of bezoars?
Lactobezoar: most common type in infants, consists of inspissated milk or formula
Phytobezoar: poorly digested plants or veggies
Trichobezoar: ingested hair
Which is more common: intrinsic or extrinsic causes for bowel disease in infancy?
Intrinsic.
Intrinsic bowel diseases in infancy include:
Duodenal atresia, duodenal web, and duodenal stenosis
Extrinsic bowel disease may include:
Malrotation, duodenal duplication cyst, choledochal cyst, annular pancreas
What is the sonographic appearance of small bowel obstruction?
Hyperactive dilated bowel loops with bowel wall thickening (greater than 2mm)
What is the most common bowel disease in infancy?
Jejunal/ileal Atresia
Duodenal atresia is common in patients with trisomy __.
21
What is the sonographic appearance of duodenal atresia?
Dilated duodenum and stomach, esophagus may also be dilated
What is the common population for jejunal/ileal atresia and its signs and symptoms?
Neonates.
Bilious vomiting, abdo distension, failure to pass meconium (goo)
Jejunal/ileal atresia is associated with:
Midgut malrotation, duodenal atresia
What is the sonographic appearance of jejunal/ileal atresia?
Multiple dilated loops of bowel with active peristalsis
What is meconium ileus?
Neonatal bowel obstruction due to abnormally thick meconium (goo) in distal small bowel. Associated with CF (cystic fibrosis)
Meconium Ilesus has increased or decreased peristalsis?
Decreased. Echogenic bowel contents, dilated bowel loops.
Malrotation (etiology, s/s, complications, sonographic appearance)
It’s when something in the fetal gut goes wrong during development. Usually diagnosed in the first year of life.
SS: bilious vomiting
Complications: volvulus
SA: abnormal relation of the SMV and SMA
Normally, the SMV is the right of SMA. True or false?
True.
What is Volvulus?
When the bowel twists on itself and causes bowel obstruction (the SMV will then wrap around the SMA like a snake)
Volvulus is a complication of _________ ______.
Malrotated bowel