Acute appendicitis

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard , 24 Dec 2009
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Frank Gaillard, 31 Aug 2015

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Diagnostic Certainty was set to .
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Typical appearances of acute appendicitis in a 45 year old woman.

  • -<p>Typical appearances of <a href="/articles/acute-appendicitis" title="Acute appendicitis">acute appendicitis</a> in a 45 year old woman. </p>
  • +<p>Typical appearances of <a href="/articles/acute-appendicitis">acute appendicitis</a> in a 45 year old woman.</p>

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was added:

Enlarged fluid filled appendix with surrounding stranding is noted without evidence of perforation. No other pathology evident. 

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