ArticlePediatric radiology2019
Diagnostic performance of ultrasound without any colon preparation for detecting colorectal polyps in pediatric patients.
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- Diagnostic performance of saline-aided ultrasound in the detection of colorectal polyps in children.BMC medical imaging · 2026Article
- Is There a Role for Intestinal Ultrasound in Polyp Detection?ACG case reports journal · 2026Article
- Ultrasonographic diagnosis of pure inversion of Meckel's diverticulum without obstruction in a child: a case report and literature review.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Successful detection and removal of predictable juvenile polyp: a case report.Annals of coloproctology · 2023Article
- Diagnosis of Hirschsprung disease by hydrocolonic sonography in children.European radiology · 2022Article
- Faecal calprotectin and ultrasonography as non-invasive screening tools for detecting colorectal polyps in children with sporadic rectal bleeding: a prospective study.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere are limited data on the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of ultrasound for detecting colorectal polyps in children and young adults.
objectiveTo evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound, without any colon preparation, for detecting colorectal polyps in pediatric patients and to determine the causes of false-negative results. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe included 74 children with clinical signs like rectal bleeding, abdominal pain or diarrhea who underwent both ultrasound and colonoscopy. We evaluated the diagnostic performance of ultrasound for detecting colorectal polyps before colonoscopy, which served as the reference standard. We used Fisher exact and Student's t-tests for statistical analyses.
resultsFifteen pediatric patients were diagnosed with colorectal polyps in the transverse (n=3), descending (n=1) and sigmoid (n=6) colon, and rectum (n=5) by colonoscopy. The sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of ultrasound to detect colorectal polyps were 47% (7/15, 95% confidence interval [CI] 21-73%), 100% (59/59, 95% CI 94-100%) and 89% (66/74, 95% CI 80-95%), respectively. The volume (mean ± standard deviation) of polyps not detected by ultrasound was significantly smaller than that detected (270±380 mm
conclusionThe accuracy for detecting colorectal polyps by ultrasound was 89% (95% CI, 80-95%) in our cohort. Polyps found in the rectum and relatively smaller polyps accounted for several false-negative cases.
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