title: CT diagnosis of fluid in lesser sac mimicking thrombosis of inferior vena cava.
abstract: A patient with ascites and fluid in the lesser sac mimicking the appearance of a clot in the inferior vena cava is described. A knowledge of liver anatomy, particularly the lesser sac in the region of porta hepatis, aids in avoiding this CT pitfall.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001201:Ascites / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*