Appendicolith
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An appendicolith is a calcified deposit within the appendix. They are present in a large number of children with acute appendicitis and may be an incidental finding on an abdominal radiograph or CT. Incidence may be increased amongst patients with a retrocaecal appendix.
An appendicolith will cast an acoustic shadow at ultrasound examination and appear as a calcified mass on an abdominal radiograph or or CT examination.
Although the pathogenesis of the formation of an appendicolith is still unknown, several case reports have mentioned sources such as an ingested foreign body or a dislodged gall stone eroding through the gall bladder. Appendicoliths represent homogeneous or laminated calcification in up to 25% of all cases.
-<p>An <strong>appendicolith</strong> is a calcified deposit within the <a href="/articles/appendix">appendix</a>. They are present in a large number of children with <a href="/articles/acute-appendicitis">acute appendicitis</a> and may be an incidental finding on an abdominal radiograph or CT. Incidence may be increased amongst patients with a <a href="/articles/retrocaecal-appendix">retrocaecal appendix</a>.</p><p>An appendicolith will cast an acoustic shadow at ultrasound examination and appear as a calcified mass on an abdominal radiograph or CT examination.</p>- +<p>An <strong>appendicolith</strong> is a calcified deposit within the <a href="/articles/appendix">appendix</a>. They are present in a large number of children with <a href="/articles/acute-appendicitis">acute appendicitis</a> and may be an incidental finding on an abdominal radiograph or CT. Incidence may be increased amongst patients with a <a href="/articles/retrocaecal-appendix">retrocaecal appendix</a>.</p><p>An appendicolith will cast an acoustic shadow at ultrasound examination and appear as a calcified mass on an abdominal radiograph or CT examination.</p><p>Although the pathogenesis of the formation of an appendicolith is still unknown, several case reports have mentioned sources such as an ingested foreign body or a dislodged gall stone eroding through the gall bladder. Appendicoliths represent homogeneous or laminated calcification in up to 25% of all cases.</p>
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- 2. Aljefri A & Al-Nakshabandi N. The Stranded Stone: Relationship Between Acute Appendicitis and Appendicolith. Saudi J Gastroenterol. 2009;15(4):258-60. <a href="https://doi.org/10.4103/1319-3767.56106">doi:10.4103/1319-3767.56106</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19794272">Pubmed</a>
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