Intramural gastric abscess--preoperative diagnosis with CT.
Intramural gastric abscess is a rare condition representing a localized form of suppurative gastritis, which was described in the time of Galen. Cases are usually diagnosed either with a combination of imaging modalities such as upper gastrointestinal series, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), and endoscopic ultrasound or in conjunction with endoscopy and laparotomy. The authors describe a case of intramural gastric abscess in which the diagnosis was made preoperatively using axial, coronal, and sagittal reformations obtained with multidetector CT.
Asrani
Ashwin
A
Emergency Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55, Fruit Street, FND- 210, Boston, MA 02148, USA. aasrani@partners.org
Novelline
Robert
R
Abujudeh
Hani
H
Lawrason
James
J
Kaewlai
Rathachai
R
D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media