Case Report
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World J Clin Pediatr. Sep 9, 2025; 14(3): 107858
Published online Sep 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i3.107858
Combining point-of-care ultrasound with physical examination in a pediatric emergency department of ovarian torsion: A case report
Maria Elena Cucuzza, Tiziana Virginia Sciacca, Claudia Cucuzza, Vita Antonella Di Stefano
Maria Elena Cucuzza, Pediatric Unit and Pediatric Emergency Room, Emergency Hospital Cannizzaro, University of Catania, Catania 95126, Italy
Tiziana Virginia Sciacca, Vita Antonella Di Stefano, Pediatric Unit and Pediatric Emergency Room, Emergency Hospital Cannizzaro, Catania 95126, Italy
Claudia Cucuzza, Department of Specialization School in Anesthesia and Resuscitation-Emergency, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery-Magna Graecia University UNICZ-Campus Universitario "Salvatore Venuta", Catanzaro 88100, Calabria, Italy
Co-first authors: Maria Elena Cucuzza and Tiziana Virginia Sciacca.
Author contributions: Cucuzza ME analyzed and interpreted the patient data, she conception and design, acquisition, drafting the article; Sciacca TV made the ultrasound
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent.
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Corresponding author: Maria Elena Cucuzza, DM, Pediatric Unit and Pediatric Emergency Room, Emergency Hospital Cannizzaro, University of Catania, Via Messina 829, Catania 95100, Italy. me.cucuzza@gmail.com
Received: March 30, 2025
Revised: April 7, 2025
Accepted: May 8, 2025
Published online: September 9, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: The use of point-of-care ultrasound in the Emergency Department enable early diagnosis and timely intervention, in a 13-year-old girl with ovarian torsion, presented with acute gastrointestinal symptoms, leading to a favorable outcome. This case supports the integration of bedside ultrasound as a fifth pillar of clinical examination, especially in the Emergency Department.