Dropped appendicolith: CT findings and implications for management.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to discern the CT features of appendicoliths retained after appendectomy and evaluate the management options.


CONCLUSIONS
Retained, or dropped, appendicolith most often presents as an area of high attenuation less than 1 cm in diameter with an associated abscess close to the cecum or Morison's pouch. CT-guided drainage can be used to manage abscesses associated with dropped appendicolith in selected cases.
Singh
Ajay K
AK
Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, USA.
Hahn
Peter F
PF
Gervais
Debra
D
Vijayraghavan
Gopal
G
Mueller
Peter R
PR
D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000601:surgery*; D002137:Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed