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Acute appendicitis

Case contributed by: Dr Frank Gaillard

Presentation:

Two days of increasing lower abdominal pain.

Patient Data:

Age: 45 years
Gender: Female
Race: Caucasian
Modality: CT
Modality: Annotated image

Enlarged fluid filled appendix with surrounding stranding (blue arrow) is typical of acute appendicitis. 

Case Discussion:

Typical appearances of acute appendicitis in a 45 year old woman.

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