Lower abdominal/pelvic calcification

Last revised by Craig Hacking on 3 Sep 2020

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Gaillard F, Hacking C, Knipe H, et al. Lower abdominal/pelvic calcification. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 25 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-6907

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-6907

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/6907?iframe=true

rID:

6907

Article created:

26 Aug 2009, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

3 Sep 2020, Craig Hacking ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Craig Hacking had no recorded disclosures.

View Craig Hacking's current disclosures

Revisions:

10 times, by 8 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Gastrointestinal

Sections:

Gamuts

Tags:

cases

Synonyms:

Intra abdominal calcifications
Intra abdominal calcification
Lower abdominal / pelvic calcifications

Causes of calcifications in the lower abdomen and pelvis include:

vascular calcifications
urogenital
- uterine fibroid
- ovarian dermoid
- prostatic calcification
- seminal vesicle and ductus deferens calcification
- bladder stones
gallstones
- dropped stones following cholecystectomy
- gallstone ileus
fecolith
- appendicolith
- retained appendicolith
- colonic diverticula
- Meckel diverticulum
foreign bodies
- rectal foreign bodies
- vaginal foreign bodies
- uterine foreign bodies
nodal calcification
- tuberculosis
- treated lymphoma
- carcinoid

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