File:Acute appendicitis arising from a malrotated cecum (Radiopaedia 19970-19997 Axial C+ portal venous phase 33).jpg

Summary:

• Radiopaedia case ID: 19970
• Image ID: 2480958
• Image stack position: 33/44
• Plane projection: Axial
• Aux modality: C+ portal venous phase
• Modality: CT
• System: Gastrointestinal
• Findings: Findings typical of appendicitis with thickening of the wall and surrounding soft tissue swelling.  Resultant inflammatory mass incorporating the terminal ileum with secondary mural thickening. Note the position of the ileo-cecal junction and appendix in the midline with colon to the left and small bowel to the right, as seen in malrotation.
• Published: 26th Oct 2012
• Source: https://radiopaedia.org/cases/acute-appendicitis-arising-from-a-malrotated-caecum
• Author: Chris O'Donnell
• Permission: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

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