Ultrasound of congenital and inherited disorders of the pediatric hepatobiliary system, pancreas and spleen

Susan J Back; Carolina L Maya; Asef Khwaja

doi:10.1007/s00247-017-3869-y

Ultrasound of congenital and inherited disorders of the pediatric hepatobiliary system, pancreas and spleen

Pediatr Radiol. 2017 Aug;47(9):1069-1078. doi: 10.1007/s00247-017-3869-y. Epub 2017 Aug 4.

Authors

Susan J Back¹, Carolina L Maya², Asef Khwaja³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. backs@email.chop.edu.
² Department of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
³ Department of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.

PMID: 28779194
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-017-3869-y

Abstract

Ultrasound is often the initial imaging examination performed of the solid organs of the pediatric abdomen. The sonographic appearance of the hepatobiliary system, pancreas and spleen changes with growth and development. This article reviews the normal US appearance of these organs in children and illustrates, through case examples, congenital and inherited conditions that affect them.

Keywords: Liver; Pancreas; Pediatrics; Spleen; Ultrasound.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biliary Tract / abnormalities
Biliary Tract / diagnostic imaging
Biliary Tract Diseases / congenital*
Biliary Tract Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Biliary Tract Diseases / genetics*
Child
Child, Preschool
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Liver / abnormalities
Liver / diagnostic imaging
Liver Diseases / congenital*
Liver Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Liver Diseases / genetics*
Pancreas / abnormalities
Pancreas / diagnostic imaging
Pancreatic Diseases / congenital*
Pancreatic Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Pancreatic Diseases / genetics*
Spleen / abnormalities
Spleen / diagnostic imaging
Splenic Diseases / congenital*
Splenic Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Splenic Diseases / genetics*
Ultrasonography / methods*