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Detection of appendicitis by transvaginal ultrasound: a case report
Author(s) -
Larcos G.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.202
H-Index - 141
eISSN - 1469-0705
pISSN - 0960-7692
DOI - 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1996.07050361.x
Subject(s) - medicine , appendix , iliac fossa , appendicitis , ultrasound , transvaginal ultrasound , acute appendicitis , radiology , pathological , abnormality , obstetrics and gynaecology , general surgery , pregnancy , pathology , paleontology , genetics , psychiatry , biology
Transvaginal ultrasound was performed in a 35‐year‐old woman with right iliac fossa discomfort in whom initial transabdominal images revealed no abnormality. A thickened hyperemic appendix with appendicolith was identified; subsequent surgery and pathological examination confirmed appendicitis. Transvaginal ultrasound may be valuable in women with suspected appendicitis when standard views are normal or equivocal. Copyright © 1996 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology