Atypic appendicitis acuta.
The diagnosis appendicitis acuta is usually based on interview and clinical examination of the patient. In some cases, however the clinical picture is not typical. This report demonstrates a case of chronic appendicitis with intraluminal calcifications detected by ultrasound and plain X-ray. The combination of these two examinations increased the diagnostic security and therefore accelerated surgical intervention thus reducing the risk of perforation of the appendix.
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography