کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2725884 1146379 2012 12 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Infection of the right iliac fossa
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی انفورماتیک سلامت
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Infection of the right iliac fossa
چکیده انگلیسی

Febrile pain in the right iliac fossa is one of the most common reasons for consulting at an emergency service. Within this framework, the main diagnosis that is considered is appendicitis, the main complication of which is perforation. However, a certain number of other conditions can be responsible for this clinical picture, primarily including digestive tract and mesentery disorders including mesenteric lymphadenitis, Crohn's disease, infectious enterocolitis, small intestine or colonic diverticulitis, ischaemic colitis or cancer of the caecum. This article illustrates the imaging semiology of the various right colonic, iliac, mesenteric and appendicular conditions that could potentially cause an infection of the right iliac fossa. It specifies the indications of ultrasound and CT scans, respectively, which depend on the age of the patient and the clinical signs and symptoms. Though the CT scan is commonly used in abdominal emergencies in general, and particularly in clinical pictures of infection of the right iliac fossa, ultrasound remains recommended as first line imaging when confronted with suspected appendicitis or lymphadenitis in a young subject or in the monitoring of Crohn's disease.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging - Volume 93, Issue 6, June 2012, Pages 441–452
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