Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition

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Usefulness of Ultrasonographic Examination by a Pediatrician in Children with Abdominal Pain

소아 복통에서 소아과 의사에 의한 초음파 검사의 유용성

  • Park, Hyun-Seok (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • We, Ju-Hee (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Park, Jae-Hong (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Pusan National University)
  • 박현석 (부산대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 위주희 (부산대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 박재홍 (부산대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실)
  • Received : 2011.02.07
  • Accepted : 2011.03.31
  • Published : 2011.06.30
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Abstract

Purpose: Ultrasonography (US) is widely used as a screening test in patients with abdominal pain (AP). We investigated the usefulness of US by a pediatrician in children with AP. Methods: We retrospectively analysed the medical records of children with AP who undertook US from December, 2008 to July, 2010. Results: A total of 628 patients (325 male, 303 female) were enrolled in this study. The mean age of patients was $8.08{\pm}4.61$ years. Duration of AP was acute in 427 and chronic in 201 patients. Localization of AP was diffuse (36.9%), periumbilical (24.4%), epigastric (21.0%), and right lower quadrant (8.1%). On the examination, there were no abnormal findings in 327 patients (52.1%). Abnormal ultrasonographic findings were mesenteric lymphadenitis (27.1%), intestinal mural thickening (10.0%), intussusception (3.0%), appendicitis (2.6%), choledochal cyst (1.6%), and pancreatitis (0.3%). We performed additional imaging studies such as computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in 39 patients who showed obscure findings on the US. In 33 patients (84.6%), the same results were obtained from CT or MRI. Two cases of appendicitis, one case of pancreatitis and one case of Henoch-Sh$\ddot{o}$nlein purpura were diagnosed by the CT examination. However, there were two cases of appendicitis diagnosed by US thathad no evidence of appendicitis on the CT. Diagnostic accuracy of initial US in children with abdominal pain was 99.4%. Conclusion: US by a pediatrician as a screening test in children with AP provides a rapid and accurate diagnostic indication and has non-invasive and radiation-free advantages.

목적: 초음파 검사는 복통 환자의 선별 검사로 널리 사용되고 있다. 소아의 복통 환자에서 소아청소년과 의사에 의해 시행된 초음파 검사의 유용성에 대해 조사하였다. 방 법: 2008년 11월부터 2010년 6월까지 복통을 주소로 복부 초음파 검사를 받았던 소아 환자의 의무기록을 후향적으로 분석하였다. 결 과: 대상 환자는 628명(남자 325명, 여자 303명)이었고, 평균 연령은 $8.08{\pm}4.61$세였다. 급성 복통이 427명(68.0%), 1개월 이상의 만성 복통이 201명(32.0%)이었다. 복통의 위치는 미만성 36.9%, 배꼽주위 24.4%, 상복부 21.0%, 우하복부 8.1%, 하복부 3.0%, 우상복부 2.9%, 좌하복부 2.4%, 좌상복부이 1.3%였다. 327명(52.1%)에서 특이 소견이 없었고, 이상 소견이 있었던 301명(47.9%) 중 장간막 림프절염 170명, 소장염 또는 대장염 55명, 장중첩증 19명, 급성 충수돌기염 16명, 담관낭종 10명, Henoch-Sh$\ddot{o}$lein purpura 8명, 췌장염 2명이었다. 39명(6.2%)에서 복부 컴퓨터 단층 촬영 또는 자기공명촬영 검사가 병행되었는데 33명에서 동일한 결과가 나왔다. 복부 컴퓨터 단층 촬영을 통해 충수돌기염 2명, 췌장염 1명, Henoch-Sch$\ddot{o}$nlein purpura 1명이 진단되었다. 그러나 복부 초음파 검사에서 충수돌기염이 의심되었던 2명은 복부 컴퓨터 단층 촬영에서 진단이 되지 않았으나 수술을 통해 최종 충수돌기염으로 확진되었다. 전체 환자 중 624예(99.4%)에서 초음파 검사 결과와 최종 진단이 일치하였다. 결론: 소아과 의사에 의한 초음파 검사는 소아 복통의 감별진단에 신속하고 정확한 정보를 줌으로써 선별 검사로써 가치가 높으며 비침습적이고 방사선 조사가 없는 장점이 있다.

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