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Review
. 2007 Oct;14(5):289-95.
doi: 10.1007/s10140-007-0658-1. Epub 2007 Aug 3.

Difficulties in the diagnosis of appendicitis: review of CT and US images

Nobuyuki Kosaka  1 , Tadashi Sagoh, Hidemasa Uematsu, Hirohiko Kimura, Sanae Yamamori, Shiro Miyayama, Harumi Itoh
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Review

Difficulties in the diagnosis of appendicitis: review of CT and US images

Nobuyuki Kosaka et al. Emerg Radiol. 2007 Oct.

Abstract

To determine the reasons for missing a distended appendix, we discuss cases of acute appendicitis in which either or both computed tomography (CT) and/or ultrasonography (US) initially failed to detect distended appendix. In some cases, distended appendices that were undetected on US were easily detected by CT, and vice versa. Failure to detect a distended appendix does not always eliminate the possibility of acute appendicitis.

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