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Combined Ultrasound and IVU for the Management of Childhood Urolithiasis: A Case Report

Fathinul Fikri A. S. and Abdul Jalil Nordin

Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology, Volume 20, Issue 2, July 2012

Keywords: Child, abdominal colic, ureteric calculus, limited IVU

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The incidence of ureteric calculus as a cause for severe abdominal pain in children is mounting, especiallyin the tropical country. The course of illness may be non-specific but a swift detection via non-invasiveimaging modalities singly or in combination may avert unnecessary radiation hazard and futile surgery ina young child. In this paper, we discussed a case of an 11 year-old boy who was presented with a suddenonset of the right side severe abdominal colic whose a bedside ultrasound was positive for hydronephrosisfor which localisation of stone was further confirmed via a low dose limited intravenous urography (IVU).It is important to note that data available on the value of a combined ultrasound and the limited IVU inan emergency setting when urolithiais is being suspected in children with abdominal pain are particularlyscarce. Hence, this case documented the potential value of a combined ultrasound and a limited IVUstudy as a unique combined armamentarium used in a suspected childhood urolithiasis in the tropics.

ISSN 0128-7680

e-ISSN 2231-8526

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JST-0309-2011

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