title: Special feature: image of the month. Diagnosis: acute left-sided appendicitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA. Jeffrey_Nicholas@emory.org
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Nicholas
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Rozycki
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D007418:Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D007422:Intestines / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D007964:Leukocytosis / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009325:Nausea / Q000209:etiology; D010808:Physical Examination; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology