Preoperative sonographic diagnosis of appendiceal intussusception: A case report

Appendiceal intussusception is an uncommon form of intussusception. Most of the literature regarding appendiceal intussusception discusses the colonoscopic diagnosis or surgical treatment of the condition. Sonographic findings have rarely been described. We present a case of preoperative sonographic...

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Published in:Journal of clinical ultrasound 2009-07, Vol.37 (6), p.363-365
Main Authors: Alehossein, Mehdi, Alizadeh, Houman, Nahvi, Hedayatolah, Ghasemi Esfe, Ahmad Reza, Vaziri Bozorg, Seyed Mehran
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdominal Pain - etiology
appendix
Appendix - diagnostic imaging
Appendix - surgery
Cecum - diagnostic imaging
Child
Contrast Media
Enema
Humans
intussusception
Intussusception - diagnostic imaging
Intussusception - surgery
Male
pediatrics
Preoperative Care
sonography
Ultrasonography, Interventional
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Summary:Appendiceal intussusception is an uncommon form of intussusception. Most of the literature regarding appendiceal intussusception discusses the colonoscopic diagnosis or surgical treatment of the condition. Sonographic findings have rarely been described. We present a case of preoperative sonographic diagnosis of appendiceal intussusception. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 2009
ISSN:0091-2751
1097-0096
1097-0096
DOI:10.1002/jcu.20594