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X-rays are not the most useful tool in diagnosing appendicitis and should not be routinely obtained in a person being evaluated for appendicitis. | X-rays are not the most useful tool in diagnosing appendicitis and should not be routinely obtained in a person being evaluated for appendicitis. | ||
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*[[Plain abdominal radiography]] (PAR) is not the most useful tool in making a diagnosis of appendicitis. | *[[Plain abdominal radiography]] (PAR) is not the most useful tool in making a diagnosis of appendicitis.<ref name="pmid420493">{{cite journal |vauthors=Thorpe JA |title=The plain abdominal radiograph in acute appendicitis |journal=Ann R Coll Surg Engl |volume=61 |issue=1 |pages=45–7 |year=1979 |pmid=420493 |pmc=2494475 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
* | *There are no x-ray findings associated with appendicitis. However, an x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of appendicitis, which include detection of [[ureteral calculi]], small bowel obstruction, or perforated [[ulcer]]. | ||
[[Image:Perforated-appendicitis-with-appendicolith.jpg|center|thumb|275px|Presentations of appendicolith.<br> Image courtesy of A.Prof Frank Gaillard, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 5881 [http://www.radiopaedia.org Radiopaedia] (original file [http://radiopaedia.org/articles/appendicitis ‘’here’’]). [http://radiopaedia.org/licence Creative Commons BY-SA-NC]]] | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farwa Haideri [2]
Overview
X-rays are not the most useful tool in diagnosing appendicitis and should not be routinely obtained in a person being evaluated for appendicitis.
X-Ray
- Plain abdominal radiography (PAR) is not the most useful tool in making a diagnosis of appendicitis.[1]
- There are no x-ray findings associated with appendicitis. However, an x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of appendicitis, which include detection of ureteral calculi, small bowel obstruction, or perforated ulcer.
Image courtesy of A.Prof Frank Gaillard, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 5881 Radiopaedia (original file ‘’here’’). Creative Commons BY-SA-NC