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*Plain abdominal films may be useful for the detection of [[ureteral calculi]], small bowel obstruction, or perforated [[ulcer]], but these conditions are rarely confused with appendicitis. | *Plain abdominal films may be useful for the detection of [[ureteral calculi]], small bowel obstruction, or perforated [[ulcer]], but these conditions are rarely confused with appendicitis. | ||
*An opaque [[fecalith]] can be identified in the right lower quadrant in less than 5% of persons being evaluated for appendicitis.<ref> Appendicitis. Wikipedia (2016). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appendicitis#Clinical Accessed on January 29, 2016</ref> | *An opaque [[fecalith]] can be identified in the right lower quadrant in less than 5% of persons being evaluated for appendicitis.<ref> Appendicitis. Wikipedia (2016). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appendicitis#Clinical Accessed on January 29, 2016</ref> | ||
[[File:Appendicolith-2.jpg|left|500px|Presentations of appendicitis.<ref name=radio> 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]</ref>]] | |||
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Overview
X-ray
- Plain abdominal radiography (PAR) is not the most useful tool in making a diagnosis of appendicitis.
- Plain abdominal films may be useful for the detection of ureteral calculi, small bowel obstruction, or perforated ulcer, but these conditions are rarely confused with appendicitis.
- An opaque fecalith can be identified in the right lower quadrant in less than 5% of persons being evaluated for appendicitis.[1]
![Presentations of appendicitis.[2]](/index.php/File:Appendicolith-2.jpg)
References
- ↑ Appendicitis. Wikipedia (2016). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appendicitis#Clinical Accessed on January 29, 2016
- ↑ Image courtesy of A.Prof Frank Gaillard, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 5881 Radiopaedia (original file ‘’here’’). Creative Commons BY-SA-NC