Bowel displacement due to psoas muscle hypertrophy.
Extrinsic compression of the medial border of the ascending colon and bilateral small bowel displacement at the lumbosacral level were observed in a sportswoman. Psoas muscle hypertrophy was confirmed by computed tomography. This entity should be added to the differential diagnosis of bowel displacement.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000150:complications*; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000209:etiology*; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography