Musculoskeletal and other specialist

Ultrasound for intussusception report template

A structured ultrasound for intussusception report template used for intussusception ultrasound. It covers 2 sections and 10 fields.

Demonstration content. Review and approve this template with your clinical lead before clinical use. Reference values shown in SonoTez are notes only and are never applied automatically.

Technique

Systematic high-frequency ultrasound survey of all four quadrants and the full course of the colon.

What to include: sections and measurements

Intussusception

  • Intussusception: not identified · present
  • Type: ileocolic · small bowel–small bowel · ileoileocolic
  • Location: right lower quadrant · right upper quadrant / subhepatic · transverse abdomen · left abdomen · rectum
  • Transverse diameter (mm)
  • Length (mm)
  • Colour Doppler flow in the intussusceptum: preserved · reduced · absent
  • Trapped fluid: absent · present
  • Pathological lead point: none identified · meckel diverticulum · duplication cyst · polyp · mass · other
  • Free fluid: none · small · moderate to large · complex

Other findings

  • Other findings

Writing the impression

Answer the clinical question first, list the remaining findings in order of importance, and keep anything new out of the impression. If a structure was not fully seen, say so and give the reason. See how to write an ultrasound report for wording and certainty terms.

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