Question 1853
{"accessible":false,"alternatives":[{"id":9202,"text":"appendicolith"},{"id":9203,"text":"comb sign"},{"id":9204,"text":"dilated appendix with a distended lumen ( \u003e6 mm diameter)"},{"id":9205,"text":"thickened and enhancing wall"},{"id":9206,"text":"thickening of the cecal apex "},{"id":9207,"text":"peri-appendiceal inflammation (stranding of the adjacent fat)"}],"archived":false,"correctAlternativeId":9203,"explanation":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComb sign\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;refers to the hypervascular appearance of the mesentery seen\u0026nbsp;in active\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eCrohn disease.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll other CT features mentioned in the question may be seen variably in acute appendicitis.\u003c/p\u003e","id":1853,"imageUrl":null,"imageAttribution":null,"imageAttributionCaseInfo":null,"firstQuestionPath":"/questions/2640","nextQuestionPath":"/articles/acute-appendicitis-2/questions/1635","relatedArticles":[{"id":6791,"title":"Crohn's disease","link":"/articles/crohns-disease-6?lang=us"},{"id":6781,"title":"Comb sign (mesentery)","link":"/articles/comb-sign-mesentery?lang=us"}],"alsoUsedIn":[],"stem":"\u003cp\u003eAll the following are considered as the CT features of acute appendicitis \u003cstrong\u003eEXCEPT...\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","menuLinks":[{"text":"Report problem with question","url":"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO3soWYhOjJ7yErSysyCe5V4A1CqW7WK3rDA7MtAkecMGqNw/viewform?entry.1624461248\u0026entry.553583435=https://radiopaedia.org/questions/1853"}],"attemptsPercentages":[{"alternativeId":"9207","percentage":1},{"alternativeId":"9206","percentage":8},{"alternativeId":"9204","percentage":1},{"alternativeId":"9202","percentage":5},{"alternativeId":"9205","percentage":0},{"alternativeId":"9203","percentage":84}],"promptToLogin":false,"questionManager":false,"articleId":"acute-appendicitis"}