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Posterior hepatodiaphragmatic interposition of the colon: ultrasonographic and computed tomographic appearance.
Author(s) -
Auh Y H,
Pardes J G,
Chung K B,
Rubenstein W A,
Kazam E
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/jum.1985.4.3.113
Subject(s) - medicine , computed tomographic , computed tomography , diaphragm (acoustics) , radiology , physics , acoustics , loudspeaker
High posterior hepatodiaphragmatic interposition of the colon is an unusual normal variant that may mimic posterior hepatic lesions, posterior retroperitoneal masses, or a disrupted right diaphragm on sonography. The correct diagnosis of this entity may be suggested on plain abdominal films, and is made easily with computed tomography.