Kwanseop Lee ARRT, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Hyun Jung Lee, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Hyeon Hwan Jo, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

In Jae Lee MD, PhD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

In children, the diagnosis of gastric or duodenal ulcer is limited, especially in younger children. But evaluation of the stomach using ultrasonography in children is relatively easy to access due to thin body habitus. Moreover, most of the gastric ulcers are located in the antrum, where sonographic evaluation is especially good. The purpose of this presentation is to evaluate the sonographic findings of gastric or duodenal ulcers in children.

We evaluated eight children who were diagnosed as gastric or duodenal ulcer on initial ultrasonography and confirmed on endoscopy (6 children) or upper gastrointestinal series (2 children).

Six children were males and two were females. The age of the children were from 1 year to 17 years old. The mean age was 7.4 years. Seven were gastric ulcers and one was duodenal ulcer. Seven gastric ulcers were all located in the antrum. Sonographic findings were wall thickening of the stomach or duodenum with echogenic foci in the thickened wall. Thickened bowel wall was from 8 mm to 16 mm, which the mean diameter was 11.1 mm.

Ultrasonographic findings of gastric or duodenal ulcers were wall thickening with echogenic foci in the thickened wall. Recognition of ultrasonographic findings of gastric or duodenal ulcers might be helpful in early diagnosis and treatment.

Recognition of ultrasonographic findings of gastric or duodenal ulcers might be helpful in early diagnosis and treatment.

Lee, K, Lee, H, Jo, H, Lee, I, Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Gastric or Duodenal Ulcer in Children.  Radiological Society of North America 2011 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, November 26 - December 2, 2011 ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2011/11015369.html