title: Tuberculous abscess in hepatoduodenal ligament: evaluation with contrast-enhanced computed tomography.
abstract: Two patients with tuberculous abscess in the hepatoduodenal ligament were studied. Both patients underwent contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan. The abscess showed a low density with an irregular thick wall in the hepatoduodenal ligament on CT images, the margin was poorly defined. Contrast-enhanced CT images showed the contrast-enhanced thick wall, homogeneous and peripheral-enhanced lymph nodes. Although features of the tuberculous abscess in the hepatoduodenal ligament could be conspicuously shown with contrast-enhanced CT, further experience is needed to evaluate the potential value of CT in detecting early tuberculous abscess in relation to other entities in the hepatoduodenal ligament.
authors.affiliation: Medical Imaging Centre of the Affiliated Hospital, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261042, China. dongpeng98021@sina.com
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ye-Quan
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000494:pharmacology; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D004386:Duodenum / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media