Use of ultrasound findings to predict bowel ischemic changes in pediatric patients with intestinal volvulus.
Takahiro HosokawaMayumi HosokawaYutaka TanamiYumiko SatoTetsuya IshimaruYujiro TanakaHiroshi KawashimaEiji OgumaPublished in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2019)
The presence of superior mesenteric artery collapse, ascites, and a large intestinal twist on US imaging were significant predictors of intestinal ischemic changes. Pediatric surgeons should perform prompt surgical interventions in cases of volvulus with these US findings.