Mesenteric lymphadenopathy in children examined by US for chronic and/or recurrent abdominal pain.

Background: Children with recurrent abdominal pain often undergo US to confirm or exclude organic disease.

Objective: To assess the prevalence of mesenteric lymphadenopathy on US in these children.

Materials And Methods: We prospectively studied 189 children with recurrent abdominal pain with US of the abdomen, using graded compression.