Epiploic appendagitis of the rectosigmoid junction: Demonstration with transrectal sonography
✍ Scribed by Yi-Hong Chou; Jen-Dar Chen; Chui-Mei Tiu; Siew-Peng Chen; Jen-Huey Chiang; Jen-Kou Lin; Wing-Yiu Lui
- Book ID
- 102333750
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 215 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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✦ Synopsis
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 contrastenhanced CT. V