Appendicitis in young children: imaging experience and clinical outcomes.
OBJECTIVE
Our purpose was to evaluate the imaging characteristics and clinical outcomes of children less than 5 years old who underwent surgery for presumed appendicitis.


CONCLUSIONS
Appendicitis is not rare in young children and imaging findings reflect the high frequency of perforation in this population.
Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Diana P
DP
Rodriguez
Sigella
S
Vargas
Michael J
MJ
Callahan
David
D
Zurakowski
George A
GA
Taylor
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography