Yoshinobu Akasaka, Kimio Kanegawa

Department of Radiology, Kobe Children’s Hospital

　　Pediatric abdominal emergency includes such a variety of disorders that we are sometimes confused with the diagnosis. However, as many disorders often have characteristic features according to the age of onset, we can differentiate these diseases relatively easily once we have a basic knowledge and have learned how to make a radiological diagnosis. Knowing the clinical manifestations of each disease allows us to discuss it with our colleague pediatricians and pediatric surgeons.
　　Congenital diseases are major disorders in pediatric GI tract emergency, and the differential diagnosis is fortunately limited. Clinical features, basic radiological modalities, and imaging findings of these important diseases are presented and diagnostic pitfalls are discussed.

Keywords：Emergency radiology，Pediatric，Gastrointestinal tract