Appendiceal hyperemia and/or distention is not always appendicitis: appendicitis mimicry in the pediatric population.
Appendicitis is the most common surgical cause of acute abdominal pain in the pediatric population. Several conditions can mimic the clinical presentation of appendicitis, leaving imaging as an essential modality to uncover the etiology, yet under certain circumstances, it can be misleading. Here, we present three cases where findings on multidetector computerized tomography scans supported the diagnosis of appendicitis, yet an alternate cause was found. These cases highlight a particular pitfall of satisfaction of search.
Price
Robin O
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Department of Radiology, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Dr., Stanford, CA 94305-5105, USA.
Jeffrey
R Brooke
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Vasanawala
Shreyas S
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D000293:Adolescent; D001065:Appendix / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006940:Hyperemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography