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Caption: Sonogram of Right Lower Quadrant
Description: Right Lower Quadrant sonogram at the site of maximum tenderness shows a tubular, fluid filled, distended, non-compressible structure. The wall is 2mm thick and total appendix diameter is 10mm.
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Caption: Short-Axis View of Appendix with color Doppler
Description: Short-axis view of appendix with color Doppler showing moderate flow in the appendiceal wall.
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Caption: Long-Axis View of Appendix.
Description: This long-axis view shows a thick walled non- compressible blind ending tubular structure.
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Other contents by this AuthorOther Cases in This Category
Abdomen >> Appendix
Acute appendicitisA 19 year old girl presents with acute pain in the right lower quadrant followed by nausea of 4 hours duration. Laboratory findings reveal mild leukocytosis, and her B-HCG titer is negative.
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Acute appendicitisA 26 year old man presents with acute onset pain in the right iliac fossa. An ultrasound was performed.
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Mucocele of the appendixThis is an incidental finding seen on ultrasound performed in this 58-year-old man with orthopedic trauma. The patient was asymptomatic as far as the pathology seen here is concerned.
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