Preferred Label : hot air balloon sign;
Definition : Massive, rounded, lucenct diverticulum of the sigmoid colon resembles a hot air balloon;
attachment to the colon resembles the gondola. Suggests slowly expanding abscess.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35283;
Associated condition(s)
Massive, rounded, lucenct diverticulum of the sigmoid colon resembles a hot air balloon;
attachment to the colon resembles the gondola. Suggests slowly expanding abscess.
