Epipericardic fat necrosis: CT diagnosis
In a recent large pictorial review we have revisited the spectrum of intraperitoneal focal fat infarction - IFFI - a term including various acute abdominal conditions in which focal fatty tissue necrosis represents the common pathologic denominator (1). The option of conservative treatment after a v...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
2010-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology |
| Online Access: | https://www.jbsr.be/articles/351 |
| Summary: | In a recent large pictorial review we have revisited the spectrum of intraperitoneal focal fat infarction - IFFI - a term including various acute abdominal conditions in which focal fatty tissue necrosis represents the common pathologic denominator (1). The option of conservative treatment after a very specific imaging diagnosis - today mostly obtained through ultrasound but merely through CT evaluation - now represents the other common denominator of IFFI. IFFI is a benign disease and informed radiologists can avoid surgery for most of their patients. |
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| ISSN: | 2514-8281 |