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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Akash Daswaney, M.B.B.S[2]

Overview

A 3 month old child with a normal birth history presented with failure to thrive, poor feeding and abdominal distension. Using an ultrasound and subsequent gastrointestinal study, the patient was eventually diagnosed with congenital short bowel syndrome, a common cause of failure to thrive. [1]

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  • The study underlined the utility of an ultrasound in diagnosing failure to thrive.
  • By catching it early, early treatment, prevention of complications and genetic counselling was facilitated.

References

  1. Ma Y, Jiang Q, Wang Z (2019). "Clues From Ultrasound for an Infant With Failure to Thrive". Gastroenterology. 157 (5): e12–e13. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2019.06.015. PMID 31589836.