Research Article
Unexpected Findings in Magnetic Resonance Enterography and Their Clinical Significance
Table 2
Extraenteric findings in order of frequency.
| | Finding | Number | Known |
| | Ovarian cysts (complex) | 11 | 4 | | Ovarian cysts (simple) | 10 | 5 | | Renal cysts | 8 | 0 | | Abdominal lymphadenopathy | 7 | 4 | | Gallstones (simple) | 6 | 3 | | Mesenteric fat hypertrophy | 6 | 0 | | Hydronephrosis +/− nephrolithiasis | 5 | 2 | | Uterine fibroids | 5 | 1 | | Abdominal aortic aneurysm (>3 cm) | 4 | 3 | | Duplex kidney | 4 | 3 | | Gastric tumour | 2 | 1 | | Hepatic cyst | 2 | 0 | | Thrombosis | 2 | 0 | | Abdominal wall hernia | 1 | 0 | | Abnormal bone marrow | 1 | 1 | | Avascular necrosis of femoral head | 1 | 1 | | Epidural cyst | 1 | 0 | | Free pelvic fluid | 1 | 1 | | Gallstones (obstructed) | 1 | 0 | | Hydrosalpinx | 1 | 0 | | Irregular IMA vasculature | 1 | 0 | | Misplaced suprapubic catheter | 1 | 0 | | Portosystemic varices/irregular liver | 1 | 0 | | Sacral fracture | 1 | 0 | | Splenomegaly | 1 | 1 | | Suspected ureteric tumour | 1 | 1 | | Total | 85 | 31 | | Percentage | — | 36.5% |
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