Ball on tee sign (kidney)

Changed by Francis Deng, 13 Feb 2020

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The ball-on-tee sign, orgolf ball-on-tee sign, or egg in cup appearance, refers to a urographic pattern of papillary excavation that may be seen with renal papillary necrosis.

The sign occurs when contrast material fills central excavations in the papilla of the interpolar region giving a ball-on-tee appearance. 

  • -<p>The<strong> ball-on-tee sign, or egg in cup appearance, </strong>refers to a urographic pattern of papillary excavation that may be seen with <a href="/articles/renal-papillary-necrosis">renal papillary necrosis</a>.</p><p>The sign occurs when contrast material fills central excavations in the papilla of the interpolar region giving a ball-on-tee appearance. </p>
  • +<p>The<strong> ball-on-tee sign</strong>, <strong>golf ball-on-tee sign</strong>, or<strong> egg in cup appearance, </strong>refers to a urographic pattern of papillary excavation that may be seen with <a href="/articles/renal-papillary-necrosis">renal papillary necrosis</a>.</p><p>The sign occurs when contrast material fills central excavations in the papilla of the interpolar region giving a ball-on-tee appearance. </p>

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  • 2. Hartman MS. The golf ball-on-tee sign. (2006) Radiology. 239 (1): 297-8. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2391031947">doi:10.1148/radiol.2391031947</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16567491">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
  • 3. Dyer RB, DiSantis DJ. The golf ball-on-tee sign. (2014) Abdominal imaging. 39 (6): 1356-7. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-014-0230-x">doi:10.1007/s00261-014-0230-x</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25173792">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>

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