Ultrasonographic diagnosis of inflammatory pseudotumor of the ileum complicating with intussusception: a case report.
Inflammatory pseudotumor is one of the etiologies that may cause small bowel intussusception. Because of its emergency, early diagnosis plays a pivotal role in successful management. Ultrasonography is a safe and handy diagnostic tool without invasiveness and it is advantageous for early preoperative diagnosis. We present a case of ileal intussusception caused by inflammatory pseudotumor, which was diagnosed preoperatively with ultrasonography and was proven by operation. The ultrasonographic feature of the inflammatory pseudotumor was heterogeneously hyperechoic and it should be included in the differential diagnosis of hyperechoic leading lesions of small bowel intussusception in adults.
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan.
Han-Mo
HM
Chiu
Hsiu-Po
HP
Wang
Ming-Tsan
MT
Lin
Mu-Zon
MZ
Wu
Lengsu-William
LW
Chin
Jaw-Town
JT
Lin
D000328:Adult; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007082:Ileum / Q000473:pathology; D007443:Intussusception / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography