CT appearance of appendicitis and its local complications.

Gale ME, Birnbaum S, Gerzof SG, Sloan G, Johnson WC, Robbins AH
Journal of computer assisted tomography · 1985 · doi:10.1097/00004728-198501000-00007 · PMID:3968276
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This article presents five case studies demonstrating how computed tomography can identify inflammatory disease of the appendix as the cause of occult fever or nonspecific abdominal pain. The authors highlight that CT provides direct visualization of associated mesenteric inflammation, abscesses, or perforations, offering clinically useful information that supplements barium studies and clinical presentations. By showing the extent and nature of these inflammatory changes directly rather than inferentially, the imaging modality aids in the accurate assessment of local complications. The paper does not explicitly discuss endometriosis or adenomyosis; it was included in the corpus via a keyword match in the upstream search index.

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During evaluation for occult fever or nonspecific abdominal pain CT will occasionally identify inflammatory disease of the appendix as the underlying cause. In these cases CT may also provide useful information about the presence of associated mesenteric inflammation, abscess, or perforation. Five cases are presented in which CT provided clinically useful information supplementing that gained from barium studies and clinical presentation. When a periappendiceal lesion is found, the extent and nature of inflammatory changes are shown directly rather than inferentially.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE: PDF Only CT Appearance of Appendicitis and Its Local Complications - M. Elon Gale - Steven Birnbaum - Stephen G. Gerzof - Gerald Sloan - Willard C. Johnson - Alan H. Robbins Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography 9(1):p 34-37, January-February 1985. Surgicaluring evaluation for occult fever or nonspecific abdominal pain CT will occasionally identify inflammatory disease of the appendix as the underlying cause. In these cases CT may also provide useful information about the presence of associated mesenteric inflammation, abscess, or perforation. Five cases are presented in which CT provided clinically useful information supplementing that gained from barium studies and clinical presentation. When a periappendiceal lesion is found, the extent and nature of inflammatory changes are shown directly rather than inferentially. Copyright © Lippincott-Raven Publishers.

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