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Epiploic appendagitis of the rectosigmoid junction: Demonstration with transrectal sonography
Author(s) -
Chou YiHong,
Chen JenDar,
Tiu ChuiMei,
Chen SiewPeng,
Chiang JenHuey,
Lin JenKou,
Lui WingYiu
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20252
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , general surgery
A 24‐year‐old man presented with lower abdominal pain that had been present for 18 hours. Physical examination revealed mild tenderness in the lower abdomen. Digital rectal examination revealed a tender point approximately 9 cm above the anal verge. Transrectal sonographic examination demonstrated an ovoid echogenic noncompressible mass surrounded by a hypoechoic halo attached to the wall of the rectosigmoid junction. A diagnosis of epiploic appendagitis was made on the basis of sonographic findings and was subsequently confirmed with contrast‐enhanced CT. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2006