Letter to the Editor
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World J Clin Pediatr. Sep 9, 2024; 13(3): 96646
Published online Sep 9, 2024. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v13.i3.96646
Transabdominal intestinal ultrasound and its parameters used in the assessment of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease
Kevan J English
Kevan J English, Department of Medicine-Pediatrics, St. George's University School of Medicine, Saint George's 33334, Saint George, Grenada
Author contributions: English KJ wrote the original draft and provided the conceptualization, writing, reviewing, and editing; The author has read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Kevan J English, MD, Doctor, Research Scientist, Department of Medicine-Pediatrics, St. George's University School of Medicine, University Centre, Saint George's 33334, Saint George, Grenada. kenglish@sgu.edu
Received: May 12, 2024
Revised: August 18, 2024
Accepted: August 23, 2024
Published online: September 9, 2024
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Abstract

This article extends on the use of transabdominal intestinal ultrasound in diagnosing pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. Some of the more essential features used in assessing bowel inflammation, such as hyperemia and wall thickness on ultrasound, are expanded upon from the publication on imaging and endoscopic tools in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease.

Keywords: Inflammatory bowel disease; Intestinal ultrasound; Limberg score; Hyperemia; Bowel wall thickness

Core Tip: This letter to the editor discusses some of the most important parameters of intestinal ultrasound used in assessing inflammatory bowel disease in children.