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US assessment of neonatal bowel (necrotizing enterocolitis excluded)

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US plays a main role in evaluating neonatal gastrointestinal disorders. The authors describe the US appearance of normal neonatal bowel, midgut volvulus, small bowel atresia, meconium ileus, meconium peritonitis, different meconium plug syndromes, Hirschsprung disease, intestinal duplication cysts, some other abdominal cysts, some intraperitoneal infections, excluding necrotizing enterocolitis, and anorectal anomalies. The use of sonography in the imaging diagnostic strategies of these congenital and acquired anomalies is emphasized.

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The supplement this article is part of is not sponsored by the industry. Dr. Veyrac, Dr. Baud, Dr. Prodhomme, Dr. Saguintaah and Dr. Couture have no financial interest, investigational or off-label uses to disclose.

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    Corinne Veyrac, Catherine Baud, Olivier Prodhomme, Magali Saguintaah & Alain Couture

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Veyrac, C., Baud, C., Prodhomme, O. et al. US assessment of neonatal bowel (necrotizing enterocolitis excluded). Pediatr Radiol 42 (Suppl 1), 107–114 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-011-2173-5

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