Bedside Ultrasound Clip Quiz 2 – #FOAMed, #FOAMcc

64 yr old woman POD#3 Rt heimcolectomy with fever and abdominal pain.

Right costal longitudinal scan. What do you see?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A complex echogenic sliver of ascites over the liver…now what do you do? Here’s what I did…

 

…and it showed fecaloid material. Turned out to be anostomotic leak.  Didn’t have to push much for surgery.

 

Philippe

 

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