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Renal, Abdominal and Pelvic Masses

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Diagnostic Imaging of the Kidney and Urinary Tract in Children

Part of the book series: Current Diagnostic Pediatrics ((CD PEDIATRICS))

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When investigating mass lesions palpable in the abdomen of an adult it is common to think of studies of the gastrointestinal tract as a first step. However, if in children a similar approach is adopted then very often no definitive diagnosis is likely to be reached. Although mass lesions do arise in the abdomen in children they are relatively uncommon; they can range from teratomas of the stomach to pancreatic pseudocysts through to Crohn’s disease of the terminal ileum and so on. Much the commonest causes for a mass palpable in the abdomen of an infant or child are related to posterior abdominal wall structures generally and the kidneys and urinary tract in particular.

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Chrispin, A.R., Gordon, I., Hall, C., Metreweli, C. (1980). Renal, Abdominal and Pelvic Masses. In: Diagnostic Imaging of the Kidney and Urinary Tract in Children. Current Diagnostic Pediatrics. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3097-0_9

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