Subhepatic appendicitis

Case contributed by Ammar Ashraf , 9 Jul 2021
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Ammar Ashraf, 9 Jul 2021

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

Enlarged retrocecal appendix measuring 13 mm in diameter with its tip lying in the sub hepatic location. Marked fat stranding/inflammatory changes seen around the appendix. Minimal free fluid seen in the right iliac fossa and pelvis. Multiple sub centimeter reactive loco-regional mesenteric lymph nodes noted in the right lower abdomen. No radiopaque appendicolith, abscess formation or pneumoperitoneum is seen. Small follicular cyst measuring 17 x 18 mm seen in the right ovary. Enlarged liver measuring approximately 20 cm. Incidental finding of a small transient intussusception in the proximal jejunum, appreciable only on the portovenous phase of the scan.  

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