File:Acute appendicitis (Radiopaedia 81320-95015 A 86).jpg

Summary:

• Radiopaedia case ID: 81320
• Image ID: 53352577
• Image stack position: 86/103
• Study findings: There is a distended appendix, without appendicolith. Inflammatory changes of periappendiceal fat are also present.
• Modality: CT
• System: Gastrointestinal
• Findings: Ultrasound showed an aperistaltic appendix, non-compressible with a diameter of 7mm, with inflammatory changes in the pericaecal and periappendiceal fat.
• Published: 22nd Aug 2020
• Source: https://radiopaedia.org/cases/acute-appendicitis-71
• Author: Jurli Andrea Tonguino Arboleda
• Permission: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

Licensing:

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