Acute appendicitis

CASE

CT shows thickened appendix with stranding of adjacent fat and a dense fecolith and some gas inside the lumen. The presence of gas inside the lumen in inflammed appendix is somewhat atypical.

Radiology image - Acute appendicitis: Abdomen, Large bowel: CT - Computed tomography

Acute appendicitis

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