Sonographic Findings in Children Presenting with Acute Abdominal Pain at Meer Children and Family Clinic, Lahore

Abstract

Acute abdominal pain is a frequent complaint in children. Acute abdominal pain is severe, sudden, and persistent pain requiring immediate medical attention. Acute abdominal pain can arise in any of the four quadrants of the abdomen. Objective: To evaluate sonographic findings in children presenting with acute abdominal pain. Methods: Descriptive study was conducted at the Department of Radiology, Meer Children and Family Clinic. Data from 255 participants were designated as done suitable sample method. Data were analyzed by SSPS version-26.0. Results: Out of a total number of 255 patients, which presented with acute abdominal pain 56 (41.5%) males and 47 (39.2%) females had a normal scan. The most prevalent disease was splenomegaly which was observed in 10 (3.9%) patients. 8 (3.1%) patients had an inguinal hernia, 8 (3.1%) had lymphadenopathy, 9 (3.5%) had excessive bowel gas, 20 (7.8%) had mesenteric lymphadenopathy, 17 (6.7%) had acute appendicitis and 17 (6.7%) had ascites. Conclusions: Our study concluded that most of the children coming for an abdominal ultrasound with acute abdominal pain had a normal scan. The most common sonographic findings were mesenteric lymphadenitis, splenomegaly, and ascites.