Incidental discovery of emphysematous cystitis.
The routine use of imaging studies for the evaluation of abdominal pain occasionally yields unexpected and unusual findings. We report a case of emphysematous cystitis that was incidentally discovered on a computed tomography scan originally ordered as part of an evaluation of pancreatitis.
Infectious Disease Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA.
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D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003556:Cystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004646:Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed