Detection of appendicitis by transvaginal ultrasound: a case report.
Transvaginal ultrasound was performed in a 35-year-old woman with right iliac fossa discomfort in whom initial transabdominal images revealed no abnormality. A thickened hyperemic appendix with appendicolith was identified; subsequent surgery and pathological examination confirmed appendicitis. Transvaginal ultrasound may be valuable in women with suspected appendicitis when standard views are normal or equivocal.
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Department of Nuclear Medicine and Ultrasound, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001065:Appendix / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014621:Vagina