Imaging diagnosis of right lower quadrant pain in children

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011 May;196(5):W527-34. doi: 10.2214/AJR.10.7271.

Abstract

Objective: This article reviews, through clinical case presentation and correlative imaging, a variety of conditions that cause right lower quadrant (RLQ) pain in children.

Conclusion: This case-based review allows the reader to improve his or her understanding of the differential diagnosis and radiographic appearances of the entities that cause RLQ pain in children.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / diagnosis*
  • Abdominal Pain / etiology*
  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Intestinal Diseases / complications
  • Intestinal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Male
  • Ovarian Diseases / complications
  • Ovarian Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Vaginal Diseases / complications
  • Vaginal Diseases / diagnosis*