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Congenital and Acquired Pathologies of the Pediatric Gastrointestinal Tract

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Diseases of the Abdomen and Pelvis 2014–2017

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The diagnosis of congenital and acquired pathologies of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract in children is quite challenging, and this is an understatement for many reasons. First, it involves a large number of diseases, many of which are not well known by general radiologists. Second, young children are not capable of verbal communication (although crying is a way of expressing discomfort, the authors do not consider this as an optimal means of communication). From this perspective, pediatric radiology has much in common with veterinary medicine. Third, children may not be as cooperative as one would desire, and the same goes for the parents who are often overanxious and demanding. Finally, pediatricians have the tendency to upgrade the meaning of “emergency”.

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  1. Radiology, University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Alan Daneman

  2. Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands

    Simon G. F. Robben

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  1. Radiology, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland

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  2. Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland

    G. K. von Schulthess

  3. Radiology, Kantonsspital, Baden, Switzerland

    R. A. Kubik-Huch

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Daneman, A., Robben, S.G.F. (2014). Congenital and Acquired Pathologies of the Pediatric Gastrointestinal Tract. In: Hodler, J., von Schulthess, G.K., Kubik-Huch, R.A., Zollikofer, C.L. (eds) Diseases of the Abdomen and Pelvis 2014–2017. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5659-6_28

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