Ischiogluteal bursitis: an uncommon type of bursitis.

Skeletal Radiol

Department of Radiology, University Hospitals, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

Published: July 2004

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Ischiogluteal bursitis is a rare, infrequently recognized soft tissue mass of the buttock region. Of importance is the radiological differential diagnosis with other benign and malignant soft-tissue tumors. We describe the imaging findings of bursitis.

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