Ultrasonography for the Diagnosis of Intussusception in Children: An Experience From Pakistan.

Introduction: Intussusception can lead to small bowel obstruction in children, hence the early diagnosis of this condition is very important. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of sonography in the diagnostic work-up of children with suspected intussusceptions in the emergency setting, keeping surgical findings as the gold standard.

Methods And Design: Two hundred patients with classical presentation of intussusceptions, who were diagnosed either by barium enema or CT scan, were included in this study.

Computed Tomography Evaluation of Normal Lacrimal Gland Dimensions in the Adult Pakistani Population.

Objectives To estimate the normal dimensions of lacrimal glands (LGs) in the Pakistani population using computed tomography (CT) scan and to determine the associations of LG dimensions with age, sex, and laterality. Methods The study population included subjects aged ≥16 years without orbital pathology who underwent CT evaluation of both the right and left LGs at Dr. Ziauddin University Hospital from June 2018 to November 2019.