title: Intramural gastric abscess--preoperative diagnosis with CT.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55, Fruit Street, FND- 210, Boston, MA 02148, USA. aasrani@partners.org
authors.forename: Ashwin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Asrani
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Novelline
authors.forename: Hani
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abujudeh
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lawrason
authors.forename: Rathachai
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaewlai
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media