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Review
. 2024 Nov;42(4):773-790.
doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2024.05.006. Epub 2024 Aug 17.

Gastrointestinal and Biliary Point-of-Care Ultrasound

Sara Damewood  1 , Maytal Finberg  2 , Margaret Lin-Martore  2
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Review

Gastrointestinal and Biliary Point-of-Care Ultrasound

Sara Damewood et al. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2024 Nov.

Abstract

Point-of-care ultrasound has been shown to have excellent diagnostic accuracy for a variety of gastrointestinal and biliary pathologies. This review explores the evidence and scanning techniques for hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, intussusception, appendicitis, small bowel obstruction, diverticulitis, hernias, pneumoperitoneum, and biliary pathology.

Keywords: Biliary ultrasound; Emergency medicine; Intestinal ultrasound; Pediatrics; Point of care ultrasound.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure The authors have no commercial or financial conflicts of interest to disclose. The authors have no funding sources to report.

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