Open AccessFecal loading in the cecum as a new radiological sign of acute appendicitis
Author(s) -
Andy Petroianu,
Luiz Ronaldo Alberti,
Renata Indelicato Zac
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4230
Subject(s) - medicine , appendicitis , cecum , gastroenterology , radiology , surgery
Although the radiological features of acute appendicitis have been well documented, the value of plain radiography has not been fully appreciated. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of the association of acute appendicitis with images of fecal loading in the cecum.