Author: Giuseppe Mancuso, Valerio Roncaccia, Nicola Galea, Rome (Italy)
Body Region: Abdomen and Pelvis
1. Patient Presentation
- A 65-year-old woman with a history of recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) was admitted to the ED for fever and right hypochondrial pain.
- Laboratory tests revealed neutrophilia.
- At the ultrasound scan, no dilatation or stones in the biliary or urinary tracts were observed; an anechoic mass with a calcified core was visible between the right kidney and the liver.
- No free air in the abdomen and no air-fluid levels were reported at the abdominal X-ray.