Intraabdominal Calcification

Peritoneal calcification

Visceral calcification

1. Meconium peritonitis.
2. Meconium ileus (cystic fibrosis).
3. Small bowel obstruction + perforation.
4. Cocaine induced bowel ischemia.
5. Isolated.

1. Infection: CMV, Rubella, Toxoplasmosis, Herpes, Syphilis,     

    Hepatitis.
2. Ischemia.
3. Portal venous thromboembolism.
4. Benign + malignant neoplasm.

Ultrasound

Ultrasound

* Speckled echogenic foci scattered within the peritoneal cavity.
* Echogenic foci in the paracolic gutters or surface of liver + spleen.
* Acoustic shadowing may not be present or appreciated unless lesion is large.
* Calcified pseudocyst.

* Liver most frequent site.
* Splenic and intestinal calcification less frequently.
* Peripheral liver calcification due to toxoxplasmosis.