title: Computed tomography and ultrasound findings of a gas-containing splenic abscess.
abstract: A patient with an intrasplenic abscess diagnosed by computed tomography (CT) and ultrasound is presented. The characteristic findings of a gas-containing abscess, namely, a low density mass on CT coupled with an echo-free lesion associated with distal acoustical shadowing, are described.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D005740:Gases