title: Appendicitis with bladder involvement: CT appearance.
abstract: A case of appendicitis presenting with microscopic hematuria and a suprapubic mass involving the bladder is described. Computed tomography (CT) is a valuable aid in the diagnosis of atypical or otherwise unsuspected appendicitis. Besides first suggesting the diagnosis of appendicitis, CT was also able to demonstrate the full extent of the inflammatory process preoperatively in this case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center, NY 10021.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Wojtasek
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Teixidor
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kazam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003556:Cystitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004733:Enema; D006417:Hematuria / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate