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Imaging the child with right lower quadrant pain and suspected appendicitis: current concepts by Sivit, Carlos J

“…Acute appendicitis is the most common condition presenting with right lower quadrant pain requiring acute surgical intervention in childhood. The clinical…”
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When appendicitis is suspected in children by Sivit, C J, Siegel, M J, Applegate, K E, Newman, K D

“…Acute appendicitis is the most common condition requiring emergent abdominal surgery in childhood. The clinical diagnosis of acute appendicitis is often not…”
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Imaging Evaluation of Suspected Appendicitis in a Pediatric Population: Effectiveness of Sonography Versus CT by Sivit, Carlos J, Applegate, Kimberly E, Stallion, Anthony, Dudgeon, David L, Salvator, Ann, Schluchter, Mark, Berlin, Sheila C, Myers, Melissa T, Borisa, Valerie J, Weinert, Dayna M, Morrison, Stuart C, Grisoni, Enrique R

“…The purpose of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of graded compression sonography with that of helical CT for the diagnosis of appendicitis in…”
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Effect of cross-sectional imaging on negative appendectomy and perforation rates in children by Applegate, K E, Sivit, C J, Salvator, A E, Borisa, V J, Dudgeon, D L, Stallion, A E, Grisoni, E R

“…To compare negative appendectomy and perforation rates in children who underwent ultrasonography (US), computed tomography (CT), or no imaging before urgent…”
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Catheter-related thrombosis in critically ill children: Comparison of catheters with and without heparin bonding by Krafte-Jacobs, Brian, Sivit, Carlos J., Mejia, Rodrigo, Pollack, Murray M.

“…Objective: To compare the incidence of and factors associated with vascular thrombosis after placement of heparin-bonded and standard femoral venous catheters…”
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Nonoperative management of blunt hepatic and splenic injury in children by BOND, S. J, EICHELBERGER, M. R, GOTSCHALL, C. S, SIVIT, C. J, RANDOLPH, J. G

“…The authors assessed the risks of nonoperative management of solid visceral injuries in children (age range, 4 months-14 years) who were consecutively admitted…”
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Diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children: spectrum of sonographic findings by Sivit, CJ

“…The sonographic appearance of the appendix and the periappendiceal region may vary greatly in children with acute appendicitis, depending on the extent and…”
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Evaluation of suspected appendicitis in children and young adults: helical CT by Sivit, C J, Applegate, K E, Berlin, S C, Myers, M T, Stallion, A, Dudgeon, D L, Borisa, V J, Morrison, S C, Weinert, D M, Grisoni, E R

“…To evaluate the accuracy of helical computed tomography (CT) for the diagnosis of appendicitis in children and to assess the utility of CT in establishing…”
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Imaging of acute appendicitis in children by Sivit, Carlos J, Applegate, Kimberly E

“…Acute appendicitis is the most common acute abdominal condition that results in surgical intervention in childhood. The clinical diagnosis of acute…”
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Blunt abdominal trauma in children: impact of CT on operative and nonoperative management by Ruess, L, Sivit, CJ, Eichelberger, MR, Gotschall, CS, Taylor, GA

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of CT on operative management of children examined after blunt abdominal trauma. Fifteen-hundred…”
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Kaposi's sarcoma of the lung in AIDS: radiologic-pathologic analysis by Sivit, CJ, Schwartz, AM, Rockoff, SD

“…Kaposi's sarcoma in patients with AIDS involves the lung more often than it does in the African form of the neoplasm. This article describes the radiographic…”
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Posttraumatic peritoneal fluid: Is it a reliable indicator of intraabdominal injury in children? by Taylor, George A, Sivit, Carlos J

“…Clinical data and computed tomographic (CT) scans for 1,486 children evaluated after blunt abdominal trauma were reviewed to determine whether peritoneal fluid…”
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Ultrasonography as an adjunct in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis: A 4-year experience by Ramachandran, Priya, Sivit, Carlos J, Newman, Kurt D, Schwartz, Marshall Z

“…This study was designed to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of abdominal ultrasonography as a diagnostic modality in a large series of children who…”
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Using helical CT to diagnosis acute appendicitis in children : Spectrum of findings by APPLEGATE, K. E, SIVIT, C. J, MYERS, M. T, PSCHESANG, B

“…Helical CT in children shows an overlapping and wide spectrum of appearances of the normal and acutely inflamed appendix. The normal appendix may measure up to…”
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Appendicitis: usefulness of US in diagnosis in a pediatric population by Sivit, C J, Newman, K D, Boenning, D A, Nussbaum-Blask, A R, Bulas, D I, Bond, S J, Attorri, R, Rebolo, L C, Brown-Jones, C, Garin, D B

“…One hundred eighty pediatric patients with suspected appendicitis were prospectively examined with graded compression ultrasonography (US) to assess the…”
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CT in children with rupture of the bowel caused by blunt trauma: diagnostic efficacy and comparison with hypoperfusion complex by Sivit, CJ, Eichelberger, MR, Taylor, GA

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the sensitivity and specificity of CT in diagnosing bowel rupture in children after blunt trauma and to compare CT…”
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Detection of active intraabdominal hemorrhage after blunt trauma : value of delayed CT scanning by SIVIT, C. J

“…Active hemorrhage is a rare finding at CT following blunt abdominal trauma. The time interval between IV contrast administration and scanning the abdomen may…”
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CT diagnosis and localization of rupture of the bladder in children with blunt abdominal trauma: significance of contrast material extravasation in the pelvis by Sivit, CJ, Cutting, JP, Eichelberger, MR

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the utility of CT performed with maximal bladder distension in showing extravasation of IV contrast material as a…”
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Imaging children with acute right lower quadrant pain by Sivit, C J

“…In summary, sonography is the primary modality for evaluating children with acute right lower quadrant pain. Sonography is particularly useful in the…”
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Gastrointestinal emergencies in older infants and children by Sivit, C J

“…Gastrointestinal tract emergencies in older infants include traumatic and nontraumatic conditions. The imaging evaluation of these conditions strongly affects…”
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