title: Computed tomography and sonography in small bowel intussusception: a case report.
abstract: A 23-yr-old patient with a small bowel intussusception as diagnosed by CT and sonography is presented herein. Sonographic features include a soft tissue mass of bowel origin composed of alternating echodense and echolucent rings. Intussusception by CT has a characteristic appearance created by the individual layers of bowel wall, mesenteric fat located on one margin of the bowel wall, and intraluminal contrast. Awareness of these findings are important as both CT and sonography have become a primary imaging modalities.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small; D007443:Intussusception / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography