File:Appendicitis and incidental foregut duplication cyst (Radiopaedia 52962-58916 C 16).jpg

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  • Radiopaedia case ID: 52962
  • Image ID: 30059585
  • Image stack position: 16/56
  • Plane projection: Sagittal
  • Aux modality: C+ portal venous phase
  • Study findings: Appendix is thickened, measuring 11 mm at its widest point, and does not fill with air or contrast material. Mild periappendiceal fat infiltration, minimal amount of free fluid in pelvis. Lentiform lesion measuring 4.4 x 3.1 x 4.3 cm in lower abdomen, with thin, regular, well-defined walls. Lesion is hyperdense (approx. 125 HU) interspersed with very hyperdense streaks - contrast material? Calcification? It is unclear whether lesion is located entirely outside ileum or is intramural/shares common wall.Differential diagnosis includes leiomyoma and Meckel diverticulum.
  • Modality: CT
  • System: Gastrointestinal
  • Findings: Noncompressible, thickened, hyperemic appendix measuring 12 mm at widest point. Hyperechoic periappendiceal fat. Incidental oval structure in lower abdomen near midline.
Date Published: 27th Apr 2017
Source https://radiopaedia.org/cases/appendicitis-and-incidental-foregut-duplication-cyst
Author Yair Glick
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