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.
Rodriguez
Diana P
DP
Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Vargas
Sigella
S
Callahan
Michael J
MJ
Zurakowski
David
D
Taylor
George A
GA
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