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History:
8 year-old girl with a 3 week history of diarrhea, weight loss of about 2 kg and reoccurring stomach aches.
Radiological findings:
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Ultrasound 1:
Widened fluid-distended intestinal loops in the left middle abdominal region with increased peristalsis (red arrow), but without wall-thickening (yellow arrow).
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Ultrasound 2:
Widened fluid-distended intestinal loops in the left middle abdominal region with increased peristalsis, but without wall-thickening. Minimal free fluid (red arrow).
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Ultrasound 3:
Multiple mesenterial lymph nodes (green arrows) reaching up to 19x12mm in size without hyperperfusion.
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Ultrasound 4:
In the initial examination, "bulls-eye" is seen in the left middle abdominal region (light blue arrow), without acute clinical signs. Apparently, this is a small intestinal invagination, which is, in the follow-up exam not seen anymore.
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