Lower Esophageal Disorders in Childhood Evaluated by Transabdominal Ultrasound and Fluoroscopy: A Pictorial Essay

Pediatric lower esophageal disorders and diseases are rare in the pediatric population. The most common include hiatus hernia, achalasia, duplication cyst, esophageal varices, and esophagitis. In all these disorders transabdominal sonography and fluoroscopy are able to provide substantial diagnostic data, including both morphologic and functional information of the lower esophagus. The educational objective of this pictorial essay is to review the technique of esophageal ultrasound and fluoroscopy, as well as the imaging findings of the commonest pediatric lower esophageal disorders.
Source: Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Pediatric Radiology / Radiologie p édiatrique Source Type: research