title: Ultrasound characteristics of abdominal abscesses involving foreign bodies (gauze).
abstract: Three cases of abdominal abscesses involving gauze were studied by B-mode ultrasound. Thick irregular boundary echoes and irregular internal echoes of high amplitude were most characteristic. The ultrasound tomograms are presented, and their characteristics are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D010388:Pelvis; D014463:Ultrasonography