Abdominal sarcoidosis: cross-sectional imaging findings
Articles > Review ยท 2015
Authors: Naciye Sinem Gezer, Isil Basara, Canan Altay, Mustafa HARMAN, Laurence Rocher, Nevzat Karabulut, Mustafa Secil
DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2015, vol 21, pp 111-117
Summary
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%.