RT Article
T1 Relevance of routine abdominopelvic ultrasound in suspected child abuse in children under 2 years of age: review of 15 years of experience
JF Child maltreatment
VO 27
IS 2
SP 209
OP 217
A1 Martin-Champetier, Antoine
A2 Caujolle, Anaïs
A2 Bosdure, Emmanuelle
A2 Bresson, Violaine
A2 Aschero, Audrey
A2 Desvignes, Catherine
A2 Colavolpe, Nathalie
A2 Pico, Harmony
A2 Seiler, Charlotte
A2 Panuel, Michel
A2 Chaumoitre, Kathia
A2 Petit, Philippe
A2 Dabadie, Alexia
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1845499859
AB In France, the current recommendation is to perform a routine abdominopelvic ultrasound in any child under 2 years of age who is suspected to have been abused. We retrospectively studied the relevance of this practice in our center over the past fifteen years. This was a descriptive, retrospective study of all children under 2 years of age who had been subject to suspected abuse. Abdominal images and reports were reviewed and cross-referenced with possible clinical and biological signs. Four hundred and five children were included between 2006 and 2020, of whom 296 underwent abdominal imaging (2 initial abdominopelvic CT scans, 4 ultrasounds followed by CT scans, and 290 ultrasounds alone). Four examinations revealed traumatic abnormalities related to abuse. These four children all had clinical or biological anomalies. In the absence of clinical or biological signs, no imagery showed any abnormality related to abuse.
K1 Body Image
K1 Child Abuse
K1 child trauma
K1 evidence-based practice
K1 Maltreatment
DO 10.1177/10775595211054751