Saturday, May 7, 2016

ULTRASOUND IN RIGHT ILIAC FOSSA PATHOLOGIES


ULTRASOUND IN POST APPENDECTOMY FECAL FISTULA


CASE - A case with RIF discharging  lesion . H/O -  appendectomy a month back .



 Fig 1 - High resolution right iliac fossa US scan - shows a well defined hypoechoic track like lesion with central echogenicitis [ arrows ] indicative of air foci extending from cecal area to open externally through abdominal wall, s/o fecal fistula.  The lumen of lesion is connected with lumen of cecum.  

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