1;Foreword;5 2;Preface;6 3;Contents;7 4;Fetal Gastrointestinal Tract: US and MR;8 4.1;1.1 Introduction;8 4.2;1.2 The Normal Fetal GI Tract;9 4.3;1.3 Gastrointestinal Tract Disease in Fetus;32 4.4;1.4 Conclusion;77 4.5;References;81 5;Ultrasonographic Imaging of the Esophago- Gastric Junction;92 5.1;2.1 Clinical Findings;93 5.2;2.2 Technique;93 5.3;2.3 Anatomy;94 5.4;2.4 Pathology;97 5.5;2.5 Correlation;100 5.6;2.6 Gastric Emptying;102 5.7;2.7 Postoperative Findings (Fig. 2.15);102 5.8;2.8 Conclusion;103 5.9;References;104 6;Antro- Pyloric Abnormalities;106 6.1;Introduction;106 6.2;3.1 The Antro- Pyloric Region: Normal Aspect;106 6.3;3.2 Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis;108 6.4;3.3 Pylorospasm;115 6.5;3.4 Other Antro- Pyloric Disease;116 6.6;References;133 7;Bowel Obstruction in Neonates and Children;137 7.1;4.1 Neonatal Occlusions;137 7.2;4.2 Occlusions in Children;214 7.3;4.3 Conclusions;241 7.4;References;245 8;Small Bowel Thickening;258 8.1;Introduction;258 8.2;5.1 Normal Small Intestine;259 8.3;5.2 Systematic Ultrasonographic Approach to Abnormal Small Bowel;263 8.4;5.3 Stratified Thickening of the Small Bowel Wall;265 8.5;5.4 Nonstratified Thickening with Thumbprinting;277 8.6;5.5 Nonstratified Thickening with Hyperplastic Valvular Folds;293 8.7;5.6 Conclusion;299 8.8;References;300 9;Infectious and Inflammatory Colitis;302 9.1;6.1 Introduction;302 9.2;6.2 Systematic Ultrasonographic Approach;303 9.3;6.3 Normal Colon Pattern;303 9.4;6.4 Stratified Thickening of the Colon Wall;308 9.5;6.5 Nonstratified Colonic Thickening with Loss of the Haustral Folds;321 9.6;6.6 Nonstratified Thickening with Preservation of the Haustral Folds;333 9.7;6.7 Conclusion;343 9.8;References;343 10;Appendicitis;345 10.1;7.1 The Normal Appendix: Anatomy and Pathology;346 10.2;7.2 Appendicitis: Pathogenesis and Pathology;347 10.3;7.3 Clinical Diagnosis: Still Difficult;352 10.4;7.4 Sonographic Evaluation of the Appendix;354 10.5;7.5 Sonography Imaging of the Appendix: Personal Experience;365 10.6;7.6 Role of Sonography Among Imaging Modalities;419 10.7;7.7 Conclusion;420 10.8;References;423 11;Intussusception;431 11.1;8.1 Ileo(ileo)colic Intussusception;432 11.2;8.2 Small Bowel Intussusception;466 11.3;8.3 Colocolic Intussusception;476 11.4;8.4 Conclusion;482 11.5;References;482 12;Abnormalities of the Omphalomesenteric Duct. Inguinal Hernias;485 12.1;9.1 Abnormalities of the Omphalomesenteric Duct;485 12.2;9.2 Inguinal Hernias;501 12.3;References;512 13;Intraperitoneal Masses;514 13.1;10.1 Cystic Masses;514 13.2;10.2 Intraperitoneal Lymphomas;527 13.3;10.3 Peritoneal and Omental Solid Masses- Lymphoma Excluded;532 13.4;10.4 Small and Large Bowel Tumors, Lymphoma Excluded;540 13.5;References;547 14;Gastrointestinal Trauma;552 14.1;11.1 Introduction;552 14.2;11.2 Circumstances and Mechanisms of Trauma;553 14.3;11.3 Ultrasonography;554 14.4;11.4 Clinical and Sonographic Correlations;561 14.5;11.5 Complications;574 14.6;11.6 Indications for Ultrasonography;576 14.7;References;576 15;Quiz;580 15.1;Case 1;580 15.1.1;References;582 15.2;Case 2;583 15.3;Case 3;586 15.3.1;References;588 15.4;Case 4;589 15.4.1;References;590 15.5;Case 5;591 15.5.1;References;593 15.6;Case 6;594 15.6.1;Reference;597 15.7;Case 7;598 15.7.1;References;600 15.8;Case 8;601 15.8.1;References;603 15.9;Case 9;604 15.9.1;References;605 15.10;Case 10;606 16;Subject Index;608 17;List of Contributors;620