Diagnostic significance of periesophageal fat pad in ultrasonography for sliding hiatal hernias: sonographic fat pad sign.
The aim of the present study was to investigate the diagnostic significance of visualization of periesophageal fat pad in ultrasonography or computed tomography for sliding hiatal hernias. Forty-six controls and 21 esophageal hiatal hernia patients were compared in terms of sonographic and tomographic esophageal diameters. We suggest that absence of periesophageal fat pad sign in ultrasonography or computerized tomography is a noteworthy finding that calls for further investigation for the diagnosis of sliding hiatal hernias.
Department of Radiology, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: em_sel74@hotmail.com.
Emin
E
Cakmakci
Department of Radiology, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Mehmet
M
Tahtabasi
Department of Radiology, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Irfan
I
Celebi
Department of Pediatrics, Kaçkar Government Hospital, Rize, Turkey.
Selma
S
Cakmakci
Department of Radiology, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Aysel
A
Bayram
Department of Radiology, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Safiye
S
Tokgoz
Department of Radiology, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Mucahit
M
Dogru
Department of Radiology, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Muzaffer
M
Basak
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D055815:Young Adult
Computerized tomography; Diagnosis; Periesophageal fat pad; Sliding hiatal hernia; Ultrasonography