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Fig. 11 | World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Fig. 11

From: Diagnostic point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for gastrointestinal pathology: state of the art from basics to advanced

Fig. 11

A 32-year-old man presented with left lower quadrant (LLQ) abdominal pain of 5 days duration. Abdominal examination revealed a tender mass in the LLQ. The patient had leukocytosis and raised CRP. POCUS study (a) using a portable ultrasound machine and a small print convex array probe with a frequency of 3–5 MHz has shown a rounded mass (arrowheads). A more detailed image (b) using a high-frequency linear probe showed that the mass (arrowheads) had a rounded folded edge giving it the classical saw-tooth pattern. The hypoechoic area represents the muscularis propria (arrow)

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World Journal of Emergency Surgery

ISSN: 1749-7922