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Epiploic appendices

Case contributed by Roberto Schubert
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Elevated liver enzymes.

Patient Data

Age: 40 years
Gender: Female
ct

The epiploic appendices of the sigmoid and upper rectum are normally invisible on CT, unless they are affected by disease. In this patient with ascites due to a liver condition, they are nicely depicted, surrounded by fluid.

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