Appendicular involvement in perforated sigmoid disease:: US and CT findings

被引：10

作者：

Ripollés, T ^{[1
]}

Concepción, L ^{[1
]}

Martínez-Pérez, MJ ^{[1
]}

Morote, V ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Dr Peset Hosp, Dept Radiol, E-46017 Valencia, Spain

来源：

EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY | 1999年 / 9卷 / 04期

关键词：

appendicitis; diverticulitis; US; CT; pitfalls;

D O I：

10.1007/s003300050735

中图分类号：

R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;

摘要：

We describe four patients in whom ultrasound (US) and/or computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a thickened appendix, secondarily enlarged due to perforated sigmoid diverticulitis (n = 2) of carcinoma (n = 2). The underlying pathology was correctly recognized in all cases. Secondary thickening of the appendix due to perforated sigmoid disease provides a potential pitfall mainly on US and may lead to an incorrect diagnosis and thus to unnecessary surgery or a wrong surgical intervention. Although US alone is enough to diagnose periappendicitis and sigmoid disease, combined use of US and CT may improve assessment of its origin and extension.

引用

页码：697 / 700

页数：4

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