Colonic tree

Case contributed by Erik Ranschaert

Diagnosis almost certain

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Citation:

Ranschaert E, Colonic tree. Case study, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 05 Jun 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-41193

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-41193

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/cases/41193

rID:

41193

Disclosures:

At the time the case was submitted for publication Erik Ranschaert had no recorded disclosures.

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Case published:

19 Nov 2015

Revisions:

6 times, by 1 contributor - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Gastrointestinal

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Patient Data

Gender: Male

Sigmoidal Tree

From the case: Colonic tree

Coronal CT colon

Polypoid lesion in the proximal sigmoid found during CT colonography in a patient with a positive iFOBT test. Diameter of the polyp is 34 mm, narrow stalk. The image shown is a filling defect in the contrast fluid in the sigmoid caused by the tree-shaped polyp. Additional endoscopic examination was advised.

The picture shown is an enlarged image of the sigmoid and was taken directly from the Barco screen with an iPhone 6s.