Acute appendicitis
Diagnosis almost certain
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There is a blind-endBlind-ending 12mm fluid-distended tubular structure of about 12 mm thickness, arising from the lateral part of the caecum andposterior caecal pole extending upproximally to the sub-hepatic region, associated with marked surrounding fat stranding, an.
Uniformly enhancing thickened appendiceal wall, a picture of acute appendicitis of a sub-hepatic appendix, with no abnormal gas and no abscess or mass formation at presentphlegmon.
Incidental abnormal distal anterior abdominal wall.
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For diagnosing acuteCT has high sensitivity and specificity for appendicitis, CT is still regarded as the most sensitive imaging technique and it’s complications.
-<p>For diagnosing acute appendicitis, CT is still regarded as the most sensitive imaging technique.</p>- +<p>CT has high sensitivity and specificity for appendicitis and it’s complications.</p>
References changed:
- 1. Deshmukh S, Verde F, Johnson P, Fishman E, Macura K. Anatomical Variants and Pathologies of the Vermix. Emerg Radiol. 2014;21(5):543-52. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-014-1206-4">doi:10.1007/s10140-014-1206-4</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24570122">Pubmed</a>
- 2. Willekens I, Peeters E, De Maeseneer M, de Mey J. The Normal Appendix on CT: Does Size Matter? PLoS One. 2014;9(5):e96476. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096476">doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0096476</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24802879">Pubmed</a>
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