Ultrasound documentation of spontaneously resolving appendicitis.
Diagnostic ultrasound has been reported to be a highly specific technique for the confirmation of acute appendicitis. The authors report the case of a 27-year-old male who presented with clinical, laboratory, and classic ultrasound findings indicating early acute appendicitis. The patient's condition resolved spontaneously without operative intervention, and repeat sonography 2 weeks later was entirely normal. Ultrasound examination may allow documentation of spontaneously resolving appendicitis.
Heller
M B
MB
Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA.
Skolnick
M L
ML
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014463:Ultrasonography