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Tasleem Akhtar ,Atif Sharif ,Mumtaz Akhtar ,Naeem Zia ,Muhammad Hanif. Mass in Right Iliac Fossa- Clinicopathogical Evaluation. JRMC [Internet]. 2017 Mar. 30 [cited 2025 Jan. 12];21(1). Available from: https://www.journalrmc.com/index.php/JRMC/article/view/104
Abstract
To identify clinico-pathological
entities presenting as mass in right iliac fossa.
Methods: In this observational study patients of
mass in right iliac fossa were recruited. All patients
who presented with sign and symptoms of mass in
right iliac fossa were investigated and subjected to
conservative or operative managements depending
upon the cause and response to conservative
management.
Results: Appendicular mass (33.7%) was the
commonest finding, followed by cecal
carcinoma(9.8%), ileocecal tuberculosis(9.8%), psoas
abcess (7.6%), retroperitoneal dermoid(3.3%), worm
infestation (3.3%) and lymphoma (3.3%).
Conclusion: Appendicular mass is the main cause
of mass in right iliac fossa, with a wide range of
other causes.