Signifance of faecoliths in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
Three cases are presented which demonstrate the significance of faecoliths in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in infants. A wide spectrum of symptoms is noteworthy. The usefulness of a plain X-ray of the abdomen in infants with acute abdomen is stressed.
D001064:Appendicitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005244:Fecal Impaction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal