Fig. 10From: Diagnostic point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for gastrointestinal pathology: state of the art from basics to advancedA 36-year-old man presented with right iliac fossa pain. The patient was afebrile. There was no leukocytosis and C-reactive protein was normal. The abdomen was soft but tender. POCUS (a) using a high-frequency linear probe showed a hyperechoic non-compressible ovoid mass adherent to the colonic wall at the maximum tenderness point (arrowheads) which was surrounded by fluid (yellow arrows). Abdominal CT scan with intravenous contrast (b) confirmed the diagnosis of epiploic appendagitis (yellow arrow)Back to article page