Presentation
Acute abdominal pain.
Patient Data
Age: 36 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Perforated appendix
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Acutely inflamed blind ending tubular right iliac structure in keeping with the appendix with a large appendicolith, wall defect and markedly dilated lumen.
Marked stranding of the surrounding fat planes with fluid collection and abscess formation.
Multiple moderately enlarged reactive lymph nodes.
Significant dorso-lumbar scoliotic deformity
Case Discussion
A perforated appendix is one of the complications of acute appendicitis. An appendicolith is thought to be associated with a higher probability of perforation
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