title: Atypic appendicitis acuta.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Brøndum
mesh_terms: 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