TY  - JOUR
T1  - IMage of the month—quiz case
AU  - Bradbury R, Lambrianides AL, O’Loughlin B, Manawwar S
Y1  - 2011/12/01
N1  - 10.1001/archsurg.146.12.1445
JO  - Archives of Surgery
SP  - 1445
EP  - 1445
VL  - 146
IS  - 12
N2  - 
A 52-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a history of acute left lower quadrant pain. On examination, he was normotensive and mildly tachycardic with a low-grade fever. He had a firm, distended abdomen with left lower quadrant tenderness. Computed tomography (CT) revealed diverticulitis and a large mass on the right side of the abdomen. This mass was further examined with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (Figure 1), which revealed that the mass displaced the kidney inferiorly, the liver superiorly, and the inferior vena cava and the second part of duodenum medially. After resolution of hisdiverticulitis, a laparotomy was performed through a midline incision. The mass (Figure 2) was removed without complication, and the patient made a speedy recovery with early discharge.

SN  - 0004-0010
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archsurg.146.12.1445
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.146.12.1445
ER  -