Abstract

AMARO GARRIDO, Miguel Ángel; NAPOLES VALDES, Mirian Belkis; HERNANDEZ GONZALEZ, Tatiana  and  SOLENZAL ALVAREZ, Yurisbel Tomás. Digestive ultrasound of inflammatory bowel disease in pediatrics. Multimed [online]. 2024, vol.28  Epub Feb 01, 2024. ISSN 1028-4818.

Inflammatory bowel disease is a health problem that currently causes high morbidity in pediatric patients. There are several diagnostic methods that allow its evaluation, among which gastrointestinal ultrasound is increasingly used. The aim of this research was to provide an updated review of the usefulness and suitability of this technique in the follow-up of inflammatory bowel disease in pediatric patients. A compilation and review of the national and international literature of greater novelty and depth in the treatment of the subject was made over a period of 4 months (February 2022 to May 2022). The search strategy adopted was the use of keywords or descriptors in Spanish and English such as: inflammatory bowel disease; pediatrics; Crohn's disease; ulcerative colitis; ultrasound; digestive ultrasound. A total of 50 articles were used from different databases such as: Scielo, PubMed/Medline, Ebesco, Clinical Key and Springer. Thirty citations were selected for review, analyzing the importance of the technique in the description of intestinal ultrasound characteristics in pediatric patients, confirming its role in the identification and early intervention of inflammatory bowel disease.

Keywords : Ulcerative colitis; Crohn's disease; Inflammatory bowel disease; Pediatrics; gastrointestinal ultrasound.

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