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Appendicitis: a pictorial essay
Author(s) -
Seow Stewart
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2205-0140
pISSN - 1836-6864
DOI - 10.1002/j.2205-0140.2011.tb00183.x
Subject(s) - medicine , simplicity , appendicitis , general surgery , radiology , acute appendicitis , medical physics , epistemology , philosophy
Appendicitis is a common disorder which requires careful diagnosis to avoid complications. Ultrasound is being increasingly used for diagnosis because of its ease and simplicity. In this series, a range of abnormal findings are presented, as well as useful teaching points on technique and pitfalls.