Journal article
Abdominal sarcoidosis: cross-sectional imaging findings
Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey), Vol.21(2), pp.111-117
03/01/2015
DOI: 10.5152/dir.2014.14210
PMCID: PMC4463323
PMID: 25512071
Abstract
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory disease of unknown etiology. The lungs and the lymphoid system are the most commonly involved organs. Extrapulmonary involvement is reported in 30% of patients, and the abdomen is the most common extrapulmonary site with a frequency of 50%-70%.
Although intra-abdominal sarcoidosis is usually asymptomatic, its presence may affect the prognosis and treatment options. The lesions are less characteristic and may mimick neoplastic or infectious diseases such as lymphoma, diffuse metastasis, and granulomatous inflammation. The liver and spleen are the most common abdominal sites of involvement. Sarcoidosis of the gastrointestinal system, pancreas, and kidneys are extremely rare. Adenopathy which is most commonly found in the porta hepatis, exudative ascites, and multiple granulomatous nodules studding the peritoneum are the reported manifestations of abdominal sarcoidosis. Since abdominal sarcoidosis is less common and long-standing, unrecognized disease can result in significant morbidity and mortality. Imaging contributes to diagnosis and management of intra-abdominal sarcoidosis. In this report we reviewed the cross-sectional imaging findings of hepatobiliary, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary sarcoidosis.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Abdominal sarcoidosis: cross-sectional imaging findings
- Creators
- Naciye Sinem Gezer - Pamukkale UniversityIsil Basara - Dokuz Eylül UniversityCanan Altay - Pamukkale UniversityMustafa Harman - Ege UniversityLaurence Rocher - Pamukkale UniversityNevzat Karabulut - Dokuz Eylül UniversityMustafa Secil - Pamukkale University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey), Vol.21(2), pp.111-117
- Publisher
- Aves
- DOI
- 10.5152/dir.2014.14210
- PMID
- 25512071
- PMCID
- PMC4463323
- ISSN
- 1305-3825
- eISSN
- 1305-3612
- Number of pages
- 7
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/01/2015
- Academic Unit
- Radiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984697622502771
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