Pseudosacculation

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 2 May 2024

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Citation:

Vadera S, Bell D, Yap J, Pseudosacculation. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 11 May 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-160558

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-160558

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/160558

rID:

160558

Article created:

18 Jan 2023, Sonam Vadera ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Sonam Vadera had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Last revised:

2 May 2024, Daniel J Bell ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Daniel J Bell had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

3 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Gastrointestinal

Synonyms:

Pseudosacculations
Pseudodiverticulae
Pseudodiverticulum

Pseudosacculations (also known as pseudodiverticula) are outpouchings of normal bowel wall along the antimesenteric border. Inflammation and fibrosis along the mesenteric border of the bowel loop causes asymmetric shortening of the mesenteric wall, and subsequent pseudosacculations of the normal antimesenteric wall ^1,2.

Pseudosacculations are typically seen in Crohn disease, however can also be seen in scleroderma.